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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 134-206.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the leak on the shuttle, how long can Lydia survive without treatment for the bends?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 20 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

2. When does STS-1, the inaugural mission of the space shuttle program launch?
(a) May 5, 1981.
(b) March 9, 1981.
(c) April 12, 1981.
(d) June 19, 1981.

3. In high school, how long did Joan allow kids to cheat off her tests before she told them to do their own studying?
(a) A month.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

4. In the winter of 1982, where is Barbara going with Daniel when she drops Frances off at Joan's?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Denver.
(d) San Francisco.

5. As mission specialists, how many hours of flight time are required monthly?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Black men are in Group 8?

2. What artist does Vanessa want Joan to love one night in the winter of 1982?

3. Who drives Joan home after the celebration for Group 9 becoming astronauts?

4. How long after the launch of the first space shuttle, do the rocket boosters fall away?

5. As Vanessa prepares the shuttle for takeoff and her stint as pilot, who does she remember told her they would lobby for her to fly the shuttle someday?

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