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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. In whose office is Gabrielle at the beginning of Chapter 106?

2. What does the Delta Force fire at the car that holds the political official they assassinate?

3. The president of what organization visits Senator Sexton in Chapter 76?

4. What does Gabrielle find a coincidence regarding a meteor suddenly appearing while talking with Chris Harper at NASA?

5. According to Michael, what creates the cyclone of warm water at the Goya? .

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Examine the character Gabrielle in the book. In what way does Gabrielle's character grow throughout the course of the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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