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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many latches hold the payload bay doors closed?
(a) 32.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 15.

2. What religion is Vanessa's mother?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Baptist.

3. When is the shuttle Discovery, that Joan is assigned to, scheduled to launch?
(a) March 1984.
(b) June 1984.
(c) November 1984.
(d) September 1984.

4. When Joan and Frances go camping, from whom does Joan borrow a tent?
(a) Steve.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Jack.
(d) Griff.

5. When was a substance named lonsdaleite found in the Canyton Diablo meteorite in Arizona?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1967.

6. When Vanessa is informed of Griff's death, how long has he been dead?
(a) 9 minutes.
(b) 17 minutes.
(c) 12 minutes.
(d) 23 minutes.

7. What was the longest that Vanessa and her mother went without speaking because Vanessa would not go to Mass?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) A year.

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

9. During the spring and summer of 1984, where is Vanessa often training in a dunk tank?
(a) Washington.
(b) Texas.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Florida.

10. How often are Joan and Vanessa late for work after they get together?
(a) 5 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) Once or twice.
(d) Never.

11. Who drives Joan home after the celebration for Group 9 becoming astronauts?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) Donna.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Hank.

12. Who takes Lydia home after the celebration for Group 9 becoming astronauts?
(a) Joan.
(b) Vanessa.
(c) Griff.
(d) Duke.

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

14. How does Joan show Vanessa that her mother serves bread?
(a) With salt and pepper.
(b) With herb butter.
(c) With jam.
(d) With olive oil.

15. Where does Vanessa's friend Eileen, have an airfield?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Outside Miami.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Near Denver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Griff and Vanessa think wrote the best song about space?

2. When do Donna and Hank get engaged?

3. How much older does Daniel seem to be than Barbara?

4. How many hours of labor does Donna have when she gives birth to Thea?

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

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