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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Joan's shuttle flight, how fast does Discovery go as it fights against gravity?
(a) 17,500 miles an hour.
(b) About 20,000 miles an hour.
(c) 12,200 miles an hour.
(d) Over 17,000 miles an hour.

2. How is the one-year mark of the ASCANs' training marked?
(a) A day at an amusement park.
(b) Camping trip at the lake.
(c) Catered dinner at mission control.
(d) A day at the zoo.

3. What is Joan's field?
(a) Astrophysics.
(b) Aerospace engineer.
(c) Astrobiology.
(d) Astronomy.

4. What was the name of a boy Joan did not want to help with math when she was in elementary school?
(a) Andy Lewis.
(b) Mike Williams.
(c) Will Parsons.
(d) Bobby Simpson.

5. What does Frances take up in the fall of 1983?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Ballet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joan goes to Cape Canaveral in preparation for her flight, how much time will she be quarantined with her crew?

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

3. How many brothers did Steve have?

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

5. What is the name of the shuttle Vanessa flies on?

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