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

2. How long does the president say he has known about the meteorite and waited to reveal the news during his press conference?
(a) A week.
(b) A month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A year.

3. What does Ming try to get that causes him to fall in the water?
(a) A picture.
(b) A closer look.
(c) A water sample.
(d) He jumps into the water.

4. What does Rachel say would be hurt for the meteorite discovery if one part of the findings comes into question?
(a) The funding.
(b) Its credibility.
(c) Its honesty.
(d) The positive impact.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many ice samples had Norah taken of the meteorite to confirm it was fresh water?

3. What have the Delta Force been authorized to protect regarding the Milne Ice Shelf?

4. At how many feet is the helicopter when the doctor and his dogs are pushed out in the prologue?

5. What had the president done just after a meeting with NASA the previous week according to Senator Sexton and Gabrielle's conversation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Dr. Charles Brophy die?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Gabrielle get into Senator Sexton's apartment during his meeting with the private space companies?

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