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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "On the Balcony".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does every fighter jock also think of himself as?
(a) A ladies' man.
(b) An ace driver.
(c) An indestructible force.
(d) A being just beneath God.

2. From the original volunteers for the program, how many are finally accepted as astronauts?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

3. How many fighter jocks volunteer for the top-secret civilian program?
(a) 37.
(b) 56.
(c) 29.
(d) 12.

4. What is the nightmare that Jane Conrad has repeatedly?
(a) That a test plane will crash into their house.
(b) That Jane is in the pilot's seat of a doomed plane.
(c) That her husband leaves her.
(d) That a figure is coming up the walk to tell her that her husband had been killed.

5. While not logging any flying time comes to bother all seven of the astronauts, which is the astronaut who finally voices their complaint?
(a) Gus Grissom.
(b) Wally Schirra.
(c) Gordon Cooper.
(d) John Glenn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gus Grissom awarded for his actions during combat in Korea?

2. Who is in charge of testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

3. Who is the only Marine in the group of seven astronauts?

4. Why do the volunteers report to Lovelace?

5. Why are the wives calling each other at the beginning of the story?

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