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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many latches does Vanessa have to secure on the aft bulkhead?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

2. Where is Vanessa in a recurring dream she has?
(a) High school dance.
(b) Casket.
(c) Backyard.
(d) Her mother's kitchen.

3. What flowers does Vanessa tell Frances are "beautiful and tough as nails" (210)?
(a) Roses.
(b) Black-eyed Susans.
(c) Pansies.
(d) Daisies.

4. What type of dog do Steve and Helene have?
(a) Border collie.
(b) Blue heeler.
(c) Great Dane.
(d) German shepherd.

5. What time does Joan arrive at the Johnson Space Center on December 29, 1984?
(a) A lttle after 8:00 a.m.
(b) Around 7:30 a.m.
(c) After 8:30 a.m.
(d) Before 9 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Joan teach at the university level?

2. What is Joan's field?

3. In what country did the first man fly in a hot air balloon?

4. Which space shuttle leaves a few days before New Year's in 1980?

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

(see the answer key)

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