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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Before 9 a.m.
(d) After 8:30 a.m.

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

3. How much time does Vanessa have to get back in her suit and manually close the latches on the right forward bulkhead?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

4. After Joan goes grocery shopping, where does Vanessa take Joan when Joan decides to have dinner with her instead of Griff?
(a) Chinese restaurant.
(b) Barbecue restaurant.
(c) Honky tonk bar.
(d) Dive bar.

5. Who crews the Columbia during the inagural space shuttle program launch?
(a) William McCool, and Michael Anderson.
(b) Bob Crippen and John Young.
(c) Laurel Clark and Ilan Ramon.
(d) Kalpana Chawla and David Brown.

6. When does STS-1, the inaugural mission of the space shuttle program launch?
(a) May 5, 1981.
(b) April 12, 1981.
(c) June 19, 1981.
(d) March 9, 1981.

7. In 1979, how fast would shuttles travel?
(a) 5 miles a second.
(b) 2 miles a second.
(c) 10 miles a second.
(d) 3 miles a second.

8. Where did Joan teach at the university level?
(a) University of Colorado Boulder.
(b) University of Pittsburgh.
(c) Rice University.
(d) Princeton University.

9. Who is going to be the ASCAN to go to Toronto to study the RMS (robotic arm)?
(a) John.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Hank.
(d) Vanessa.

10. In 1980, who hosts a New Year's Eve party?
(a) Marty.
(b) Hank.
(c) Harrison.
(d) Griff.

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

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

13. How old was Vanessa when she first flew by herself?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

14. When is Joan invited to interview at the Johnson Space Center?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1981.

15. Who invites Joan to lunch after the inaugural space shuttle program launch?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Griff.
(d) Hank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Joan's parents take her the summer before her senior year in high school?

2. What type of plane is used to simulate weightlessness for the ASCANs?

3. On the third flight of the shuttle Navigator, for what branch of the military is the crew launching the Arch-6?

4. How much younger is Barbara than Joan?

5. How many feet higher can the Northrop T-38 Talons fly than a comerical airplane?

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