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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 do when she arrives at the hotel before Vanessa?
(a) Has a snack in the lounge.
(b) Takes a nap.
(c) Goes for a walk on the beach.
(d) Drinks iced tea in the lobby.

2. 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.

3. How long does Barbara say she was gone when she locked Frances outside?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) In 2 hours.
(c) In an hour.
(d) 30 minutes.

4. What is the name of Frances's friend that she falls asleep with when she goes camping with Joan?
(a) Angie.
(b) Julie.
(c) Patty.
(d) Becky.

5. How many feet higher can the Northrop T-38 Talons fly than a comerical airplane?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 2,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Vanessa when her father died?

2. When do the ASCANS go to the National Space Technology Labs in Mississippi?

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

4. When was the Apollo 1 fire?

5. How long after the launch of the first space shuttle, do the rocket boosters fall away?

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