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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 Gabrielle use to gain entry into Senator Sexton's apartment while he is meeting with private investors?

2. What does an inside source tell Yolanda that the president's press conference is related to in Chapter 65?

3. What is the name of the act that Marjorie tells Gabrielle that would allow private companies to explore space?

4. What does Rachel believe NASA has discovered evidence of in Chapter 11?

5. What is the name of the captain of the USS Charlotte?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rachel realize when she is shot with an ice bullet on the meteorite?

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

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

5. How does Senator Sexton receive the classified information regarding NASA that he uses to discredit his opponents?

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

7. How does Michael's wife help him secure his weekly television show?

8. How does Dr. Charles Brophy die?

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

10. How are Rachel, Michael, and Corky rescued from the Arctic Ocean in Chapter 61?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, the controller has literally been in control of every action that has taken place in the book.

Part 1.) What impact does the controller have on the Delta Force's actions in the book?

Part 2.) What purpose did the author have for having a hidden controller present throughout the entire book?

Part 3.) What is telling about the nature of government conspiracy in the book based on the reveal of William Pickering as the controller?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Gabrielle and Senator Sexton's morals and overall outlook on politics in the book. What is telling of the natures of these two characters based on the revelation of their true ideals regarding politics in 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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