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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joan's father do for a living?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Biologist.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Mathematician.

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

3. Where did Joan teach at the university level?
(a) University of Pittsburgh.
(b) University of Colorado Boulder.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) Rice University.

4. Where do Joan and Vanessa go to view the stars when Vanessa asks Joan to help her learn the constelations?
(a) Rustic Oaks Park
(b) Lake Houston.
(c) Sam Houston National Forest.
(d) Brazos Bend.

5. What does Donna buy in New Orleans?
(a) Sequined jeans, leather jacket, and strapless top.
(b) Black skinny jeans and a strapless red top.
(c) Strapless sundress with flowers.
(d) Red denim skirt and white-and-yellow strapless top.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Apollo 1 fire?

2. What military academy did Vanessa's father attend?

3. Who helped solve the problem with Antonio's car?

4. Who crews the Columbia during the inagural space shuttle program launch?

5. What time does Joan arrive at the Johnson Space Center on December 29, 1984?

(see the answer key)

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