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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What time does Joan arrive at the Johnson Space Center on December 29, 1984?
(a) A lttle after 8:00 a.m.
(b) Before 9 a.m.
(c) Around 7:30 a.m.
(d) After 8:30 a.m.

3. Where did Joan teach at the university level?
(a) University of Pittsburgh.
(b) University of Colorado Boulder.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) Rice University.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Griff play at his New England prep school?

2. 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?

3. Who helped solve the problem with Antonio's car?

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

5. Including Joan, how many candidates are to be in Group 9, when Joan joins NASA?

(see the answer key)

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