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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 was in charge of the mission planning and operations group?

2. Whose idea was it to put a teacher into space?

3. What was the name of the seals expert who talked to Richard?

4. What does the last computer have a program or programs for?

5. In Check Six, Richard states that "tomorrow at 6:15" they were going to be briefed and go by special airplane to where?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Richard describe in Meet The Press as working "like demons" and why were they working "like demons"?

2. In the beginning of Check Six, how does Richard explain how he felt about the press?

3. What does Richard say about seeing a congressman give his opinion on something?

4. Richard received a call from General Kutyna one day telling him that he had some urgent news for him. What was the urgent news that General Kutyna was referring to?

5. When the astronauts know where they're supposed to land, they have to push one of three buttons. What are these buttons for?

6. Which two groups did Richard spend his time helping, and which group was the one that he helped the most during the investigation?

7. Why did Richard decide it would be a good idea to fly to Washington on Tuesday even though he wasn't needed for the first meeting with the commission until Wednesday?

8. What did Mr. Rogers say to members of the commission about being careful with "these people, whose careers depend on us"?

9. What did one of the reporters from the MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour say to Richard that provided an "out" for the situation he put himself in by mistakenly providing the reporters with a copy of his report?

10. What was the main thing Richard said he learned during the first official meeting of the commission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think of the way that Richard Feynman wrote this book? Did you enjoy learning about his life as a child and teenager? What story did you enjoy most about his life in Part 1 of the book? What story did enjoy most in Part 2 of the book? Describe your favorite parts in detail using specific information from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Describe General Kutyna. Describe what things about General Kutyna appealed to you as a reader and why he and Richard got along so well? Use specific examples from the book to explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the section, Photos and Drawings was included in the book? What significance do they have to the rest of the book that Richard has written? Describe how seeing the photos and letters help the reader to connect with the stories.

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