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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes the call for the president from Rachel when she calls from the submarine?

2. Who assumes they will die but begins hitting the ice with the blunt end of an ax after falling into the ocean on a glacier?

3. Who tells the NASA technician that finds Dr. Ming's dead body to hide it until after the press conference?

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

5. Where is Gabriel heading at the end of Chapter 50?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Dr. Charles Brophy die?

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

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

6. What does Rachel do aboard the USS Charlotte when she realizes the president is about to have his press conference?

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

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

9. How is Rachel's conversation with the president via a video link while on the Milne Ice Shelf described?

10. How are the Delta Force described when they are first seen in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of a prologue and epilogue in the book. What information is added to and left up to the reader with the use of this method?

Essay Topic 2

True to its title, the book does a good job of deceiving the readers leading them down many paths with no real truth and honesty found.

Part 1.) How does the author deceive the reader with characters like Marjorie Tench and Lawrence Ekstrom who seemed motivated to falsify the meteorite finding?

Part 2.) How does the author present several levels of deception in the book with the inclusion of Senator Sexton's bribery scheme?

Part 3.) What might the author be saying about the nature of politics and power based on his portrayal of deception in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Rachel with her father Senator Sexton in the book. What is telling of the impact Rachel's mother played in her life based on her differences from her father in the book?

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