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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Fall 1980," what does Joan compare all the acronyms she is learning too?
(a) Learning German.
(b) Learning French.
(c) Learning Spanish.
(d) Learning Greek.

2. What type of plane is used to simulate weightlessness for the ASCANs?
(a) KC-46 Pegasus.
(b) A330 MRTT.
(c) KC-135 Stratotanker.
(d) KC-10 Extender.

3. What military academy did Vanessa's father attend?
(a) Air Force Academy.
(b) Navy Academy.
(c) U.S. Military Academy.
(d) U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

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

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

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

7. Which space shuttle leaves a few days before New Year's in 1980?
(a) Atlantis.
(b) Discovery.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Challenger.

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

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

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

11. How long does Joan tell Vanessa that they can get the shuttle and crew home?
(a) 2 1/2 hours.
(b) 4 1/2 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

12. What type of sandwiches does Vanessa bring when she and go stargazing together for the first time?
(a) Turkey and swiss.
(b) Chicken salad.
(c) Roast beef and horseradish.
(d) Pesto and roasted veggie.

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

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

15. How long after the launch of the first space shuttle, do the rocket boosters fall away?
(a) 84 seconds.
(b) 173 seconds.
(c) 132 seconds.
(d) 98 seconds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joan have for dinner the first night of astronaut candidate training?

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

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

4. How many women were involved in the Women in Space Program led by William Randolph Lovelace II?

5. As Vanessa prepares to open the hatch on the Navigator on December 29, 1984, how long has she worked toward that moment?

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