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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Griff and Vanessa think wrote the best song about space?
(a) Bowie.
(b) Deep Purple.
(c) Pink Floyd.
(d) Journey.

2. Where is Vanessa in a recurring dream she has?
(a) High school dance.
(b) Backyard.
(c) Her mother's kitchen.
(d) Casket.

3. How long after Joan is scheduled to go into space is Vanessa scheduled to go?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 8 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

4. What boarding school are Barbara and Daniel planning to send Frances to?
(a) The Brook Hill School.
(b) San Marcos Academy.
(c) Landingham Prep.
(d) The Village School.

5. What flowers does Vanessa tell Frances are "beautiful and tough as nails" (210)?
(a) Pansies.
(b) Black-eyed Susans.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Roses.

6. Where do Joan and Vanessa decide to go to be together, but drive separately?
(a) Port Aransas.
(b) Rockport.
(c) Freeport.
(d) Kemah.

7. Who is the first American woman astronaut to fly on the space shuttle?
(a) Christine Koch.
(b) Sally Ride.
(c) Peggy Whitson.
(d) Eileen Collins.

8. How is the one-year mark of the ASCANs' training marked?
(a) Camping trip at the lake.
(b) A day at an amusement park.
(c) A day at the zoo.
(d) Catered dinner at mission control.

9. What does Frances take up in the fall of 1983?
(a) Ballet.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Soccer.

10. How long does Barbara say she was gone when she locked Frances outside?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) In 2 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) In an hour.

11. How long after the STS-7 launches with the first woman astronaut does it land at Edwards?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 7 days.

12. What room number do Joan and Vanessa stay in when they go away together for the first time?
(a) 251.
(b) 184.
(c) 408.
(d) 312.

13. How many Black men are in Group 8?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

14. Where is Frances to spend her first Thanksgiving after she goes to boarding school?
(a) With Barbara and Daniel in Switzerland.
(b) With a friend.
(c) At Joan's.
(d) At school.

15. When Hank is scheduled to fly on a shuttle in less than six months, how far along is Donna in her pregnancy?
(a) Almost 6 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) Not quite 4 months.
(d) 5 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Barbara's wedding does Joan get a stomach virus?

2. What religion is Vanessa's mother?

3. How many latches hold the payload bay doors closed?

4. After Vanessa goes for a swim, what time do Joan and Vanessa agree to meet in the lobby for dinner?

5. When do Donna and Hank get engaged?

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