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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. What does Delta One throw at Rachel and the others that makes the glacier break away and drop in the ocean?

2. What is the name of the NASA administrator who greets Rachel at the glacier?

3. What is Rachel's job at the White House?

4. Who tells Gabrielle that she has been providing her with the NASA data she was giving to Senator Sexton?

5. Who is Gabrielle greeted by for her meeting at the White House?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Dr. Charles Brophy die?

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

Examine the character Gabrielle in the book. In what way does Gabrielle's character grow throughout the course of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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