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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 134-206.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is going to be the ASCAN to go to Toronto to study the RMS (robotic arm)?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) John.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Hank.

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

4. In high school, how long did Joan allow kids to cheat off her tests before she told them to do their own studying?
(a) A month.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 2 months.

5. What religion is Vanessa's mother?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Muslim.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what birthday did Joan want her parents to buy her a Unitron telescope?

2. How much of a gap in the payload doors is there after Vanessa attempts to tighten the latches?

3. How is the one-year mark of the ASCANs' training marked?

4. In the winter of 1982, where is Barbara going with Daniel when she drops Frances off at Joan's?

5. How much time does Vanessa have to get back in her suit and manually close the latches on the right forward bulkhead?

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