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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 plane is used to simulate weightlessness for the ASCANs?
(a) KC-46 Pegasus.
(b) KC-10 Extender.
(c) KC-135 Stratotanker.
(d) A330 MRTT.

2. Where do Joan and Vanessa go to view the stars when Vanessa asks Joan to help her learn the constelations?
(a) Brazos Bend.
(b) Sam Houston National Forest.
(c) Rustic Oaks Park
(d) Lake Houston.

3. Where are Joan and other mission specialists sent to learn how to bail out over the ocean?
(a) Langley Air Force Base.
(b) Homestead Air Force Base.
(c) Moody Air Force Base.
(d) Charleston Air Force Base.

4. When is Joan invited to interview at the Johnson Space Center?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1981.

5. As mission specialists, how many hours of flight time are required monthly?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Joan to lunch after the inaugural space shuttle program launch?

2. When Joan and Vanessa look at Alpha Herculis or Rasalgethi, how many years in the past are they looking?

3. Where are Vanessa and Griff from?

4. In high school, how long did Joan allow kids to cheat off her tests before she told them to do their own studying?

5. When does STS-1, the inaugural mission of the space shuttle program launch?

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