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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. How long does Michael assume he and the others will survive after being blown into the ocean in Chapter 56?

2. What is the name of the world-renowned astrophysicist hired by the president to verify the meteorite?

3. What does the person using the ax on the ice hope to send a message to?

4. What is the name of the doctor that is on a dog sled in the prologue?

5. What is the name of the paleontologist hired by the president to verify the meteorite?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What two reasons does Norah give Rachel for disagreeing with her explanation for PODS not being sensitive enough to pick up saltwater around the glacier?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of President Zackary Herney in the book. In what way does the author create doubt about the goodness of the president in comparison to Senator Sexton?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the nature of the meteorite in the book. What purpose might the author have for centering the major conflict in the book around a meteorite?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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