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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 prevents Rachel from knowing where to go after getting out of the Triton?

2. What does Delta Three instruct the helicopter to do after he is captured on the Goya?

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

4. How much are the checks Gabrielle finds given to the Senator from private space companies?

5. Where does Gabrielle take a taxi to after leaving Chris Harper's office at NASA?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the nature of Gabrielle and Senator Sexton's conversation regarding the fax from Rachel in Chapter 125?

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

10. How are the hammerhead sharks that surround the Goya described regarding their sense of smell?

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

Essay Topic 3

Politics plays an important role throughout the book and allows the author to impart factual information about the governmental system into the book.

Part 1.) What role do press conferences and the media play in the portrayal of politics in the book?

Part 2.) What is the nature of the author's portrayal of the presidential candidates Zackary Herney and Sedgwick Sexton?

Part 3.) What is telling of the true nature of politics based on Gabrielle's feelings towards them by the end of the book?

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