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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 are Rachel, Michael and Corky discussing at the beginning of Chapter 86?

2. Who first sees that Rachel has been shot on the Goya?

3. What kind of sharks surrounds the Goya?

4. What is the name of the marine biologist who left Michael a message about an error in his television broadcast?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Rachel escape the Triton with Michael's help after it sinks?

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

4. What does Ekstrom tell the president when he calls him in Chapter 111?

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

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

7. How does Rachel describe the expander cycle engine to Michael and Corky?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Rachel with her father Senator Sexton in the book. What is telling of the impact Rachel's mother played in her life based on her differences from her father in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Gabrielle and Senator Sexton's morals and overall outlook on politics in the book. What is telling of the natures of these two characters based on the revelation of their true ideals regarding politics in 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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