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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 69-133.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What military academy did Vanessa's father attend?
(a) U.S. Military Academy.
(b) Navy Academy.
(c) Air Force Academy.
(d) U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

3. How old is Frances when Joan is accepted to be an astronaut?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. 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) Charleston Air Force Base.
(d) Langley Air Force Base.

5. What does Joan have for dinner the first night of astronaut candidate training?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Chinese takeout.
(c) TV dinner at home.
(d) Chicken marsala at a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much younger is Barbara than Joan?

2. When was the Apollo 1 fire?

3. How many people have access to the main audio loop from the shuttle after the leak?

4. Where do Joan and Vanessa go to view the stars when Vanessa asks Joan to help her learn the constelations?

5. What type of sandwiches does Vanessa bring when she and go stargazing together for the first time?

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