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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 Senator Sexton believe Chris Harper is doing in his second press conference video?

2. Who calls Gabrielle on her cell phone while she is at ABC studios?

3. Where does Gabrielle take a taxi to after leaving Chris Harper's office at NASA?

4. Who does Marjorie Tench call after agreeing to meet William Pickering in Chapter 80?

5. Who do Rachel and Michael find on the remains of a speedboat after they are rescued in Chapter 130?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Delta Fore assassination described in Chapter 96?

2. How is the megaplume that Rachel and the others see at the Goya described?

3. What are the contents of the envelopes Senator Sexton hands out to the media during his press conference?

4. Why is Gabrielle stuck in traffic in Chapter 100?

5. What does Chris Harper explain to Gabrielle regarding PODS?

6. What is the nature of Gabrielle and Senator Sexton's conversation regarding the fax from Rachel in Chapter 125?

7. How are the controller's feelings regarding the dead body count to protect his secret described?

8. While on an airplane headed for Washington, what reason does Corky give for believing the rock is still a meteorite?

9. How does Michael use the Triton to defend himself against the Delta Force?

10. What happens when Corky goes for a motorboat after the Delta Force arrives on the Goya?

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 Marjorie Tench in the book. In what way did the author purposefully create Marjorie as an unlikable and domineering character in the book? Why?

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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