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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the leak on the shuttle, how long can Lydia survive without treatment for the bends?
(a) 20 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

2. When the T-38 assignments come in, who is Joan assigned to fly with?
(a) Griff.
(b) Hank.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Marty.

3. How high above the earth's atmosphere are Vanessa and Griff when they make their space walk?
(a) 143 miles.
(b) 218 miles.
(c) 317 miles.
(d) 491 miles.

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

5. What color is Vanessa's bungalow in 1980?
(a) Brown.
(b) Teal.
(c) White.
(d) Mauve.

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

7. What was the name of a boy Joan did not want to help with math when she was in elementary school?
(a) Bobby Simpson.
(b) Mike Williams.
(c) Will Parsons.
(d) Andy Lewis.

8. What type of vehicle does Antonio drive?
(a) Chevy.
(b) Mazda.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Ford.

9. What is the name of Hank and Donna's baby girl?
(a) Chloe.
(b) Emma.
(c) Zoie.
(d) Thea.

10. When was the Apollo 1 fire?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1970.

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

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

13. Who is the only person in Joan's family that she does not draw in a portrait?
(a) Her father.
(b) Frances.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Her mother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Joan and other mission specialists sent to learn how to bail out over the ocean?

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

3. What does Donna buy in New Orleans?

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

5. How many times did Joan dress up as an astronaut for Halloween?

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