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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Chinese restaurant.
(d) Dive bar.

2. For what birthday did Joan want her parents to buy her a Unitron telescope?
(a) 13th.
(b) 12th.
(c) 11th.
(d) 10th.

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

4. What type of vehicle does Antonio drive?
(a) Ford.
(b) Mazda.
(c) Chevy.
(d) Dodge.

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) 20 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

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

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

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

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

10. What does Hank give Joan on New Year's eve?
(a) Leather gloves.
(b) Aviator glasses.
(c) Ball cap.
(d) Patch for her jacket.

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

13. What type of dog do Steve and Helene have?
(a) Great Dane.
(b) German shepherd.
(c) Border collie.
(d) Blue heeler.

14. What time does Joan arrive at the Johnson Space Center on December 29, 1984?
(a) Around 7:30 a.m.
(b) After 8:30 a.m.
(c) Before 9 a.m.
(d) A lttle after 8:00 a.m.

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

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. How long after the launch of the first space shuttle, do the rocket boosters fall away?

3. How old was Vanessa when her father died?

4. Where did Joan's parents take her the summer before her senior year in high school?

5. What does Joan's father do for a living?

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