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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 Rachel have in her pocket that will tell the truth about the meteorite if they die in the ocean?

2. Where is Rachel shot when the Delta Force attacks her and the scientists at the Milne Ice Shelf?

3. What does Rachel realize she has been shot with when the Delta Force attacks her and the scientists at the Milne Ice Shelf?

4. How many feet thick is the ice shelf attached to the glacier where the meteorite was found?

5. According to the president during his press conference, how old is the meteorite?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Pickering tell Rachel to wait to tell the president about her findings on the meteorite when she calls him aboard the USS Charlotte?

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

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

6. How does Dr. Charles Brophy die?

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

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

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

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

Discuss the role of NASA in the book. What might the author be saying about the space program and its role in society based on its depiction in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of the Delta Force of the book. What about the Delta Force's missions in the book note the seriousness of the secret they were keeping and the power of the players involved?

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