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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who first calls the president to tell him that PODS faked the discovery of the meteorite?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Ekstrom.
(c) Pickering.
(d) Tench.
2. Who is skeptical about Gabrielle being able to get into NASA in Chapter 81?
(a) Senator Sedgwick.
(b) The president.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Yolanda.
3. How many copies of Rachel's fax does Senator Sexton make for a press conference?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.
4. What does Rachel tell Corky and Michael that they must do to evaluate the meteorite sample accurately aboard a military aircraft?
(a) Get a new sample.
(b) Think outside the box.
(c) Start from scratch.
(d) Take new tests.
5. What is the Delta Force planning to do to a prominent American official when boarding a Kiowa helicopter?
(a) Protect the official.
(b) Assassinate the official.
(c) Kidnap the official.
(d) Hide the official.
6. Who is the president angry at for lying to after finding out the meteorite discovery was faked?
(a) The American people.
(b) Pickering.
(c) His cabinet.
(d) Rachel.
7. What is the name of Michael's research center that he calls in Chapter 91?
(a) Triton.
(b) Goya.
(c) Mayflower.
(d) Lucky.
8. Who reveals himself as the controller in Chapter 121?
(a) Ekstrom.
(b) Tench.
(c) The president.
(d) Pickering.
9. What does Delta Three instruct the helicopter to do after he is captured on the Goya?
(a) To fall back.
(b) He says nothing.
(c) To stop.
(d) To keep going.
10. What does Ekstrom say he is aware of about Pickering regarding NASA in Chapter 85?
(a) His disillusionment.
(b) His drive.
(c) His anger.
(d) His obsession.
11. Who still adamantly believes that the meteorite is real while discussing the core sample on the airplane?
(a) Gabrielle.
(b) Corky.
(c) Michael.
(d) Rachel.
12. Who do Rachel and Michael find on the remains of a speedboat after they are rescued in Chapter 130?
(a) The president.
(b) Xavia.
(c) Norah.
(d) Corky.
13. What is the name of the marine biologist who left Michael a message about an error in his television broadcast?
(a) Xavia.
(b) Antonia.
(c) Celia.
(d) Gabrielle.
14. What does Corky wrap his leg in after being shot at the Goya?
(a) A bandage.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Duct tape.
(d) A shirt.
15. How long does Chris Harper tell Gabrielle that PODS would have found the meteorite had the anomaly detecting software been working?
(a) A week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) A month.
Short Answer Questions
1. The president of what organization visits Senator Sexton in Chapter 76?
2. What does Xavia say was wrong with Michael's documentary regarding the meteorite?
3. What time frame does the Delta Force reveal that the meteorite was inserted into the Milne Ice Shelf after their assassination of a political official?
4. What do Rachel and Michael search for in a large database when looking for an organism that is similar to the meteorite at the Goya?
5. Who rescues Rachel and Michael from the Goya in Chapter 130?
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