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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. As mission specialists, how many hours of flight time are required monthly?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

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

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

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

11. How many women were involved in the Women in Space Program led by William Randolph Lovelace II?
(a) 7.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

12. What is Joan's field?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Astrophysics.
(c) Astrobiology.
(d) Aerospace engineer.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped solve the problem with Antonio's car?

2. When Joan and Vanessa look at Alpha Herculis or Rasalgethi, how many years in the past are they looking?

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

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

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

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