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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes the call for the president from Rachel when she calls from the submarine?
(a) Sedgwick Sexton.
(b) Gabrielle Ashe.
(c) Marjorie Trench.
(d) William Pickering.

2. What had the president done just after a meeting with NASA the previous week according to Senator Sexton and Gabrielle's conversation?
(a) Booked a vacation.
(b) Went into hiding.
(c) Cleared his schedule.
(d) Jammed his schedule.

3. What is the name of the captain of the USS Charlotte?
(a) William Pickering.
(b) Harold Brown.
(c) Wailee Mangor.
(d) Michael Tolland.

4. What is the name of the NASA administrator who greets Rachel at the glacier?
(a) Lawrence Ekstrom.
(b) William Pickering.
(c) Zachary Herney.
(d) Corky Marlinson.

5. Where is Gabriel heading at the end of Chapter 50?
(a) Senator Sexton's apartment.
(b) Her office.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) The White House.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Rachel meeting her father for dinner in Chapter 1?

2. How long does the president say he has known about the meteorite and waited to reveal the news during his press conference?

3. According to the controller, in how many hours does will important information would go public in Chapter 15?

4. According to the president during his press conference, how old is the meteorite?

5. What does the Delta Force put down Norah's throat in Chapter 51?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Delta Force's mission described in Chapter 15?

2. What is the nature of the material Rachel presents to the president's staff in Chapter 35?

3. What does Ekstrom do after a NASA technician finds Dr. Ming's dead body?

4. How does Marjorie Tench explain the Space Commercialization Promotion Act to Gabrielle?

5. How does Rachel send a message to the NRO while in frozen water?

6. What do the scientists and Rachel discover on the GPR printout of the meteorite?

7. How does Senator Sexton receive the classified information regarding NASA that he uses to discredit his opponents?

8. How is Rachel's conversation with the president via a video link while on the Milne Ice Shelf described?

9. How does Dr. Charles Brophy die?

10. How does Yolanda react when Gabrielle tells her she wishes to go public with her affair with Senator Sexton?

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