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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who helped solve the problem with Antonio's car?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) Steve.
(c) Griff.
(d) Harrison.

3. When Joan begins her training at NASA, how many men have been lost over the last 20 years?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

4. As mission specialists, how many hours of flight time are required monthly?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

5. Where are Joan and other mission specialists sent to learn how to bail out over the ocean?
(a) Homestead Air Force Base.
(b) Moody Air Force Base.
(c) Langley Air Force Base.
(d) Charleston Air Force Base.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high above the earth's atmosphere are Vanessa and Griff when they make their space walk?

2. Where did Joan's parents take her the summer before her senior year in high school?

3. How long does it take the light of the red star Antares to reach Earth?

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

5. What type of vehicle does Antonio drive?

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