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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. Whose machine gun goes overboard after boarding the Goya?

2. Who does the controller not say would soon be dead after the assassination of the high-powered political official?

3. What do Xavia and Corky discover about the meteorite after testing the chondrules on the Goya?

4. Who is quickly eaten by sharks after the cable for the Triton is cut on the Goya?

5. What is the password to Senator Sexton's computer that Gabrielle figures out?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Gabrielle get into Senator Sexton's office computer?

3. What happens when the Delta Force arrives at the Goya in Chapter 110?

4. How are the two press conference videos of Chris Harper described by the president of the SFF when he visits Senator Sexton?

5. How does Michael capture Delta Three?

6. What does Senator Sexton do with Rachel's fax in Chapter 126?

7. What do the scientists on the Goya discover after finding a photo of an organism similar to the meteorite?

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

9. Describe the conversation between Gabrielle and Senator Sexton when he calls her on her cell phone at ABC studios.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the nature of the meteorite in the book. What purpose might the author have for centering the major conflict in the book around a meteorite?

Essay Topic 2

Politics plays an important role throughout the book and allows the author to impart factual information about the governmental system into the book.

Part 1.) What role do press conferences and the media play in the portrayal of politics in the book?

Part 2.) What is the nature of the author's portrayal of the presidential candidates Zackary Herney and Sedgwick Sexton?

Part 3.) What is telling of the true nature of politics based on Gabrielle's feelings towards them by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of a prologue and epilogue in the book. What information is added to and left up to the reader with the use of this method?

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