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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 does the president wish Rachel to do for his staff when he speaks with her over video link?
(a) Lie to them.
(b) Encourage them.
(c) Impress them.
(d) Brief them.

2. What does the Delta Force put down Norah's throat in Chapter 51?
(a) Snow.
(b) Poison.
(c) Water.
(d) A gun.

3. What does an inside source tell Yolanda that the president's press conference is related to in Chapter 65?
(a) Taxes.
(b) NASA.
(c) An affair.
(d) Resignation.

4. What is the name of the doctor that is on a dog sled in the prologue?
(a) Corky Marlinson.
(b) Wailee Ming.
(c) Charles Brophy.
(d) Norah Mangor.

5. What is the name of the submarine that rescues Rachel, Michael, and Corky form the ocean in Chapter 61?
(a) USS Alabama.
(b) USS Charlotte.
(c) USS Sparta.
(d) USS Louise.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are in a storm tent and call themselves Delta?

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

3. Where does Rachel meet with the president in Chapter 6?

4. What does Rachel develop a fear of as a child?

5. What does Rachel have in her pocket that will tell the truth about the meteorite if they die in the ocean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Michael's belief of panspermia described in the book?

6. What does Rachel realize when she is shot with an ice bullet on the meteorite?

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

8. Describe the conversation between the president and Marjorie Tench when she suggests going to a CNN debate with Sexton instead of him?

9. How does Dr. Charles Brophy die?

10. What is the nature of Ekstrom and Marjorie Tench's phone conversation in Chapter 75?

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