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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 Delta Three instruct the helicopter to do after he is captured on the Goya?

2. What is the name of the submersible that Michael grabs Delta Two with on the Goya?

3. What is the secret service acronym for the president that Gabrielle tries as a password for the Senator's computer?

4. Who calls Gabrielle on her cell phone while she is at ABC studios?

5. Who is revealed as the press agent that switched the media kits before the press conference in Chapter 131?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Michael capture Delta Three?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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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