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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3-68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the T-38 assignments come in, who is Joan assigned to fly with?
(a) Griff.
(b) Hank.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Marty.

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

3. During Joan's interview at NASA, how long is she instructed to wear a suit and stay inside a three-foot-wide white fabric ball?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

4. How old was Vanessa when her father died?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

5. For what birthday did Joan want her parents to buy her a Unitron telescope?
(a) 12th.
(b) 13th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 11th.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Vanessa prepares to open the hatch on the Navigator on December 29, 1984, how long has she worked toward that moment?

2. How many feet higher can the Northrop T-38 Talons fly than a comerical airplane?

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

4. Where did Joan teach at the university level?

5. How old is Frances when Joan is accepted to be an astronaut?

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