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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 logos does Gabrielle see on the briefcases and jackets in Senator Sexton's apartment while he is meeting with them?

2. How does the Delta Force describe the situation to the controller after the scientists realize salt water is around the meteorite?

3. What is the name of the well-known oceanographer with a highly popular weekly television show?

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

5. What does Ming realize is breaking away when he feels a large vibration beneath his feet in the habisphere?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Dr. Charles Brophy die?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. How is the Delta Force's mission described in Chapter 15?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the nature of the Milne Ice Shelf in the book. What methods does the author use to create a dangerous and ominous tone at the Milne Ice Shelf in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Rachel's fear of open water in the book. What purpose does the author have for giving one of the protagonists such a debilitating fear in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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