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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. Who reluctantly gives Xavia the core sample so she can test the chemical make-up of the chondrules?

2. What kind of car pulls up that houses the political official the Delta Force are going to assassinate?

3. Where does a bullet graze Rachel when the Delta Force begin shooting the people on the Goya?

4. What does Senator Sexton do to Gabrielle when she suggests holding onto the information about the meteorite until Rachel is safe?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does William Pickering tell Rachel he is lying about the meteorite when he reveals himself as the controller?

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

4. How does Xavia describe the reason Michael's statement about the chondrules on the meteorite were false?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Gabrielle get to the fourth floor of NASA headquarters?

10. How is Rachel able to send a fax telling the truth about the meteorite?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's use of misdirection in the book. What purpose does the author have for creating misdirection with negative characters like Marjorie Tench and Lawrence Ekstrom?

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 role of Michael in the book. What reason might the author have for making Michael a protagonist in the book?

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