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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Vanessa prepares to open the hatch on the Navigator on December 29, 1984, how long has she worked toward that moment?
(a) 36 months.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 18 months.

2. Where did Joan's parents take her the summer before her senior year in high school?
(a) Capitol Reef National Park.
(b) Big Bend National Park.
(c) Death Valley National Park.
(d) Crater Lake National Park.

3. What type of pizza does Frances like?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Supreme.
(c) Sausage.
(d) Pepperoni.

4. What type of doctor is Lydia?
(a) Neurologist.
(b) ER.
(c) Cardiac.
(d) Trauma surgeon.

5. What type of pies are served at the barbecue at Steve and Helene's in August during training?
(a) Banana cream.
(b) Blueberry pie.
(c) Lemon meringue.
(d) Buttermilk pies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are Vanessa and Griff from?

3. In 1979, how fast would shuttles travel?

4. Where did Joan teach at the university level?

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

(see the answer key)

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