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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. What is name of Rachel's boss?
(a) Michael Tolland.
(b) Zachary Herney.
(c) William Pickering
(d) Yolanda Cole.

2. Who does Marjorie call just before the president's press conference?
(a) William Pickering.
(b) Michael Tolland.
(c) Lawrence Ekstrom.
(d) Sedgwick Sexton.

3. What does Sexton promise he will do once he is in the White House to the men from the private agencies in his apartment?
(a) Increase taxes.
(b) Fire Gabrielle.
(c) Open space exploration to private companies.
(d) Close down NASA.

4. In what year do the scientists believe the meteorite to have fallen?
(a) 1654.
(b) 1790.
(c) 1820.
(d) 1716.

5. What goes into Ming's eye that causes him to fall into the water and drown?
(a) The microbot.
(b) Dust.
(c) Water.
(d) A spear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time does Tench give Gabrielle to decide to come public with her affair with Senator Sexton?

3. Who notices Marjorie acting angrily on the phone just before the president's press conference?

4. What are Rachel and the others given once onboard the submarine to warm their bodies?

5. What is Gabrielle's reaction after hearing the president's press conference at ABC studios?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What two reasons does Norah give Rachel for disagreeing with her explanation for PODS not being sensitive enough to pick up saltwater around the glacier?

3. What does Marjorie Tench do to Rachel when she receives a call from her from the submarine just before the president's press conference?

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

5. How do Michael and Corky describe how to distinguish a meteorite to Rachel?

6. How are Rachel, Michael, and Corky rescued from the Arctic Ocean in Chapter 61?

7. Why does Pickering tell Rachel to wait to tell the president about her findings on the meteorite when she calls him aboard the USS Charlotte?

8. How are the Delta Force described when they are first seen in the book?

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

10. How does Michael help Rachel and Corky escape the Delta Force on the meteorite?

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