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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many people have access to the main audio loop from the shuttle after the leak?
(a) Almost 3,000.
(b) Nearly 1,500.
(c) 280.
(d) 525.

3. Who helped solve the problem with Antonio's car?
(a) Griff.
(b) Steve.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Harrison.

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

5. During Joan's interview at NASA, how long is she instructed to wear a suit and stay inside a three-foot-wide white fabric ball?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

6. What type of doctor is Lydia?
(a) Trauma surgeon.
(b) Cardiac.
(c) ER.
(d) Neurologist.

7. 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) 5 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 8 years.

8. How much younger is Barbara than Joan?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

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

11. How many times did Joan dress up as an astronaut for Halloween?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

12. When Joan begins her training at NASA, how many men have been lost over the last 20 years?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

13. When does STS-1, the inaugural mission of the space shuttle program launch?
(a) May 5, 1981.
(b) April 12, 1981.
(c) June 19, 1981.
(d) March 9, 1981.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of a boy Joan did not want to help with math when she was in elementary school?

2. Where did Joan teach at the university level?

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

4. After Joan goes grocery shopping, where does Vanessa take Joan when Joan decides to have dinner with her instead of Griff?

5. In high school, how long did Joan allow kids to cheat off her tests before she told them to do their own studying?

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