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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 does Ekstrom take a call from at the end of Chapter 75?
(a) The president.
(b) Marjorie Tench.
(c) Michael Tolland.
(d) William Pickering.

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

3. What does GPR stand for that is used by the scientists to see if the glacier has saltwater?
(a) Great Penetrating Radar.
(b) Ground Probing Radar.
(c) Gentle Probing Redactor.
(d) Ground Penetrating Radar.

4. What does Gabrielle use to gain entry into Senator Sexton's apartment while he is meeting with private investors?
(a) Rachel.
(b) The envelope Tench gave her.
(c) Money.
(d) A gun.

5. What time does Tench give Gabrielle to decide to come public with her affair with Senator Sexton?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) 9 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rachel see the fossilized imprint of when she sees a sample of the meteorite?

2. Who tells Pickering that the meteorite is definitely real during a phone conversation with him on the submarine?

3. What logos does Gabrielle see on the briefcases and jackets in Senator Sexton's apartment while he is meeting with them?

4. What does Ming try to get that causes him to fall in the water?

5. What room in the White House is Gabrielle led to in Chapter 40?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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