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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 Rachel begin to do after Michael undoes the pressure hose in the cabin of the Triton to help her get out?
(a) Black out.
(b) Drown.
(c) Hyperventilate.
(d) Cry.

2. Who holds a press conference at the beginning of Chapter 131?
(a) The president.
(b) Senator Sexton.
(c) NASA.
(d) Rachel.

3. Where does the Delta Force land when they board a Kiowa stealth military helicopter?
(a) New York.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

4. What does Gabrielle realize she is tired of in Chapter 100?
(a) Lying.
(b) Politics.
(c) Bribing.
(d) The senator.

5. Where is Delta Force heading at the beginning of Chapter 96?
(a) The White House.
(b) The FDR Memorial.
(c) The Pentagon.
(d) The Lincoln Memorial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rachel do that helps the hatch open of the Triton to help her escape?

2. What does Michael explain that the fossil imprint fits in with that could mean it's from the ocean?

3. Where was the rock that resembled the meteorite located that created enough pressure to change the structure of the rock?

4. What do the Delta Force jam as they approach the Goya?

5. What does Rachel tell Corky and Michael that they must do to evaluate the meteorite sample accurately aboard a military aircraft?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Gabrielle's suspicions about the meteorite in Chapter 95?

2. How does Rachel describe the expander cycle engine to Michael and Corky?

3. While on an airplane headed for Washington, what reason does Corky give for believing the rock is still a meteorite?

4. Why is Gabrielle stuck in traffic in Chapter 100?

5. What happens when Corky goes for a motorboat after the Delta Force arrives on the Goya?

6. How are Rachel and Michael described at the White House in Chapter 133?

7. What is the nature of Gabrielle and Senator Sexton's conversation regarding the fax from Rachel in Chapter 125?

8. How does the Coast Guard save Michael and Rachel at the Goya?

9. What happens when the Delta Force arrives at the Goya in Chapter 110?

10. How does Rachel escape the Triton with Michael's help after it sinks?

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