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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Joan's grandfather leave her father?
(a) When he was 2.
(b) When he was a teen.
(c) When he was 9.
(d) When he was a baby.

2. What artist does Vanessa want Joan to love one night in the winter of 1982?
(a) Nirvana.
(b) David Bowie.
(c) Alice Cooper.
(d) Talking Heads.

3. When Joan and Vanessa look at Alpha Herculis or Rasalgethi, how many years in the past are they looking?
(a) Almost 400.
(b) 800.
(c) 250.
(d) Not quite 500.

4. When both Joan and Vanessa's pilots fall through for a last-minute trip to Boeing, what do they go out to eat?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Hamburgers.

5. What does Donna buy in New Orleans?
(a) Strapless sundress with flowers.
(b) Sequined jeans, leather jacket, and strapless top.
(c) Black skinny jeans and a strapless red top.
(d) Red denim skirt and white-and-yellow strapless top.

Short Answer Questions

1. What military academy did Vanessa's father attend?

2. How old was Vanessa when her father died?

3. Where are Vanessa and Griff from?

4. How long does it take the light of the red star Antares to reach Earth?

5. After the leak on the shuttle, how long can Lydia survive without treatment for the bends?

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