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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of pizza does Frances like?
(a) Sausage.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Supreme.
(d) Pepperoni.

2. As Vanessa prepares to open the hatch on the Navigator on December 29, 1984, how long has she worked toward that moment?
(a) 36 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 8 years.

3. What does Hank give Joan on New Year's eve?
(a) Aviator glasses.
(b) Leather gloves.
(c) Patch for her jacket.
(d) Ball cap.

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

5. Where do Joan and Vanessa go to view the stars when Vanessa asks Joan to help her learn the constelations?
(a) Sam Houston National Forest.
(b) Brazos Bend.
(c) Rustic Oaks Park
(d) Lake Houston.

6. What was the name of Joan's boyfriend in high school?
(a) Jon Carter.
(b) Drew Wyatt.
(c) Pete Mitchell.
(d) Adam Hawkins.

7. How old was Vanessa when her father died?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

8. How many members are on the Orion Flight Team?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

9. Including Joan, how many candidates are to be in Group 9, when Joan joins NASA?
(a) 20.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

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

11. How many feet higher can the Northrop T-38 Talons fly than a comerical airplane?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 2,000.

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

13. What sport did Griff play at his New England prep school?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Lacrosse.

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

15. How long does Steve spend on the phone with his wife on December 28, when the astronauts are quarantined at Cape Canaveral?
(a) An hour,.
(b) 1 1/2 hours.
(c) 35 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1980, who hosts a New Year's Eve party?

2. How old was Vanessa when her father died?

3. How many starts does Alpha Herculis have?

4. What is Joan's field?

5. How high above the earth's atmosphere are Vanessa and Griff when they make their space walk?

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