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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 do the scientists see an obvious outline of in the extraction pit of the glacier after using the GPR?
(a) A dog.
(b) A sled.
(c) A snake.
(d) A human body.

2. What is the name of the act that Marjorie tells Gabrielle that would allow private companies to explore space?
(a) Space Provisions Act.
(b) Private Space Act.
(c) Space Privatization Act.
(d) The Space Commercialization Promotions Act.

3. What does the president want to know if Rachel shares her father's poor opinion of during their first meeting?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Space exploration.
(d) Education.

4. What is Rachel careful to give only when speaking with William Pickering on the phone in Chapter 71?
(a) Truth.
(b) The facts.
(c) Lies.
(d) Codes.

5. What is the name of the well-known oceanographer with a highly popular weekly television show?
(a) Michael Tolland.
(b) Corky Marlinson.
(c) Norah Mangor.
(d) Wailee Ming.

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 is name of Rachel's boss?

3. Who does Rachel tell Pickering to alert about the false meteorite during their phone conversation aboard the submarine?

4. How does the Delta Force describe the situation to the controller after the scientists realize salt water is around the meteorite?

5. What is the name of the paleontologist hired by the president to verify the meteorite?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when Gabrielle goes to the East Gate of the White House for a meeting?

6. 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?

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

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

9. What is the nature of Rachel's visit with the president aboard Air Force One?

10. 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?

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