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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 69-133.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after the launch of the first space shuttle, do the rocket boosters fall away?
(a) 84 seconds.
(b) 173 seconds.
(c) 132 seconds.
(d) 98 seconds.

2. In 1979, how fast would shuttles travel?
(a) 5 miles a second.
(b) 2 miles a second.
(c) 10 miles a second.
(d) 3 miles a second.

3. What does Joan have for dinner the first night of astronaut candidate training?
(a) TV dinner at home.
(b) Chicken marsala at a restaurant.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Chinese takeout.

4. What sport did Griff play at his New England prep school?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Lacrosse.

5. Where are Vanessa and Griff from?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) Midwest.
(d) New England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joan realize is afraid but fighting it when they are on the vomit Comet learning to deal with weightlessness?

2. What color is Vanessa's bungalow in 1980?

3. For what birthday did Joan want her parents to buy her a Unitron telescope?

4. When was the Apollo 1 fire?

5. What type of vehicle does Antonio drive?

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