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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 207-275.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

2. What type of pies are served at the barbecue at Steve and Helene's in August during training?
(a) Buttermilk pies.
(b) Lemon meringue.
(c) Blueberry pie.
(d) Banana cream.

3. How many women were involved in the Women in Space Program led by William Randolph Lovelace II?
(a) 10.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 7.

4. How much older was Steve than Vanessa?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 7 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What room number do Joan and Vanessa stay in when they go away together for the first time?

2. In 1979, how fast would shuttles travel?

3. What is the name of Frances's friend that she falls asleep with when she goes camping with Joan?

4. After Barbara and Daniel get married, how often do to go out to dinner?

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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