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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 do the ASCANS go to the National Space Technology Labs in Mississippi?
(a) April 1981.
(b) July 1981.
(c) May 1981.
(d) June 1981.

2. How does Joan show Vanessa that her mother serves bread?
(a) With salt and pepper.
(b) With olive oil.
(c) With herb butter.
(d) With jam.

3. During the spring and summer of 1984, where is Vanessa often training in a dunk tank?
(a) Texas.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Florida.
(d) Washington.

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

5. Where are Joan and other mission specialists sent to learn how to bail out over the ocean?
(a) Moody Air Force Base.
(b) Homestead Air Force Base.
(c) Charleston Air Force Base.
(d) Langley Air Force Base.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of trips do Lydia's family take and not invite her?

2. Where do Joan and Vanessa go to view the stars when Vanessa asks Joan to help her learn the constelations?

3. How many Black men are in Group 8?

4. What sport did Griff play at his New England prep school?

5. When does STS-1, the inaugural mission of the space shuttle program launch?

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