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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 women were involved in the Women in Space Program led by William Randolph Lovelace II?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 7.

2. What flowers does Vanessa tell Frances are "beautiful and tough as nails" (210)?
(a) Black-eyed Susans.
(b) Roses.
(c) Pansies.
(d) Daisies.

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

4. 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?
(a) Jack.
(b) Hank.
(c) Steve.
(d) Harrison.

5. How high above the earth's atmosphere are Vanessa and Griff when they make their space walk?
(a) 491 miles.
(b) 317 miles.
(c) 218 miles.
(d) 143 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the leak on the shuttle, how long can Lydia survive without treatment for the bends?

3. When was a substance named lonsdaleite found in the Canyton Diablo meteorite in Arizona?

4. How many hours of labor does Donna have when she gives birth to Thea?

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

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