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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 first sees that Rachel has been shot on the Goya?

2. Who fires at Michael with a machine gun when he tries to save Rachel from the Triton?

3. What does Michael have to increase in the Triton to make the hatch open after it sinks?

4. What does Rachel tell Corky and Michael that they must do to evaluate the meteorite sample accurately aboard a military aircraft?

5. Who first calls the president to tell him that PODS faked the discovery of the meteorite?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Gabrielle's suspicions about the meteorite in Chapter 95?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How are Rachel and Michael described at the White House in Chapter 133?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Although not the greatest evil present in the book, Senator Sexton offers the reader a look inside megalomania and politics through his character.

Part 1.) How is Senator Sexton's true nature uncovered by the end of the book?

Part 2.) How does Senator Sexton portray megalomania and greed in the book?

Part 3.) What is telling of Senator Sexton's nature based on his refusal to keep Rachel's fax hidden to ensure her safety?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, the controller has literally been in control of every action that has taken place in the book.

Part 1.) What impact does the controller have on the Delta Force's actions in the book?

Part 2.) What purpose did the author have for having a hidden controller present throughout the entire book?

Part 3.) What is telling about the nature of government conspiracy in the book based on the reveal of William Pickering as the controller?

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