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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 Corky do to cover the smell of blood after being shot on the Goya?

2. What do Rachel and Michael search for in a large database when looking for an organism that is similar to the meteorite at the Goya?

3. Where was the rock that resembled the meteorite located that created enough pressure to change the structure of the rock?

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

5. What does Senator Sexton make out of Rachel's fax for a press conference?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Michael capture Delta Three?

2. What is the Delta Force's mission when they board a Kiowa helicopter?

3. What can't Michael open the hatch of the Triton after it sinks with Rachel in it?

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

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

6. How does the Coast Guard save Michael and Rachel at the Goya?

7. What is the nature of Xavia's phone message to Michael in Chapter 91?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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