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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 276-332.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many feet higher can the Northrop T-38 Talons fly than a comerical airplane?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 8,000.

2. When do Donna and Hank get engaged?
(a) July 1981.
(b) June 1981.
(c) 2 weeks after they become astronauts.
(d) The night it is announced that they are astronauts.

3. How many people have access to the main audio loop from the shuttle after the leak?
(a) 525.
(b) Nearly 1,500.
(c) 280.
(d) Almost 3,000.

4. As the shuttle prepares for reentry, where does Joan tell Vanessa she thinks Vanessa wants to fly people when she comes back?
(a) Grand Canyon.
(b) Great Lakes.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The Rockies.

5. When reentry is less than an hour, over what body of water is the shuttle flying?
(a) Southern Ocean.
(b) Arctic Ocean.
(c) Pacific Ocean..
(d) Indian Ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joan have for dinner the first night of astronaut candidate training?

2. When is Joan invited to interview at the Johnson Space Center?

3. How much of a gap in the payload doors is there after Vanessa attempts to tighten the latches?

4. Where do Joan, Vanessa, and Frances go for Thanksgiving?

5. What type of plane is used to simulate weightlessness for the ASCANs?

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