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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the light of the red star Antares to reach Earth?
(a) 350 years.
(b) 400 years.
(c) 300 years.
(d) 550 years.

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

3. When does STS-1, the inaugural mission of the space shuttle program launch?
(a) June 19, 1981.
(b) March 9, 1981.
(c) April 12, 1981.
(d) May 5, 1981.

4. How old was Vanessa when she first flew by herself?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

5. When Joan and Vanessa look at Alpha Herculis or Rasalgethi, how many years in the past are they looking?
(a) Not quite 500.
(b) 250.
(c) 800.
(d) Almost 400.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mission specialists, how many hours of flight time are required monthly?

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

3. Which space shuttle leaves a few days before New Year's in 1980?

4. What color is Vanessa's bungalow in 1980?

5. When is Joan invited to interview at the Johnson Space Center?

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