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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Joan have for dinner the first night of astronaut candidate training?
(a) TV dinner at home.
(b) Chicken marsala at a restaurant.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Chinese takeout.

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

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

6. Where are Vanessa and Griff from?
(a) South.
(b) Midwest.
(c) New England.
(d) West.

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

8. How long does it take the light of the red star Antares to reach Earth?
(a) 350 years.
(b) 550 years.
(c) 400 years.
(d) 300 years.

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

10. What does Donna buy in New Orleans?
(a) Sequined jeans, leather jacket, and strapless top.
(b) Strapless sundress with flowers.
(c) Black skinny jeans and a strapless red top.
(d) Red denim skirt and white-and-yellow strapless top.

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

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

13. When is Joan invited to interview at the Johnson Space Center?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1979.

14. How old is Frances when Joan is accepted to be an astronaut?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Joan and Vanessa go to view the stars when Vanessa asks Joan to help her learn the constelations?

2. How old was Vanessa when her father died?

3. What type of pies are served at the barbecue at Steve and Helene's in August during training?

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

5. What type of vehicle does Antonio drive?

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