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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 type of vehicle does Antonio drive?
(a) Ford.
(b) Mazda.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Chevy.

2. In 1979, how fast would shuttles travel?
(a) 3 miles a second.
(b) 10 miles a second.
(c) 5 miles a second.
(d) 2 miles a second.

3. What type of trips do Lydia's family take and not invite her?
(a) Camping.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Cruises.
(d) Hiking.

4. What does Joan's father do for a living?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Biologist.
(c) Mathematician.
(d) Engineer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Joan goes grocery shopping, where does Vanessa take Joan when Joan decides to have dinner with her instead of Griff?

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

3. What type of pizza does Frances like?

4. 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?

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

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