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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Vanessa when her father died?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

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

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

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

5. How many starts does Alpha Herculis have?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

6. In high school, how long did Joan allow kids to cheat off her tests before she told them to do their own studying?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) A month.
(d) 5 months.

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

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

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

10. Where did Joan's parents take her the summer before her senior year in high school?
(a) Capitol Reef National Park.
(b) Crater Lake National Park.
(c) Death Valley National Park.
(d) Big Bend National Park.

11. What type of trips do Lydia's family take and not invite her?
(a) Cruises.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Camping.
(d) Hiking.

12. What color dress does Joan buy in New Orleans?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Lavender.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Joan to lunch after the inaugural space shuttle program launch?

2. How long does Steve spend on the phone with his wife on December 28, when the astronauts are quarantined at Cape Canaveral?

3. How many members are on the Orion Flight Team?

4. When is Joan invited to interview at the Johnson Space Center?

5. When was the Apollo 1 fire?

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