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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the stripper in New Orleans who looked like Vanessa?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Jade.
(c) Crystal.
(d) Raven.

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

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

4. When Joan goes to Cape Canaveral in preparation for her flight, how much time will she be quarantined with her crew?
(a) 20 days.
(b) Over a week.
(c) About 4 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

5. What candy goes into space at the same time as the first woman astronaut?
(a) M&Ms.
(b) Snickers.
(c) Peanut Butter Cups.
(d) Jelly beans.

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

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

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

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

10. How long does Joan's mother say that her friend's grandson threw tantrums after his mother remarried?
(a) 18 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

11. During a conversation about God, where does Vanessa tell Joan she wants to take her flying early in the morning?
(a) The Atlantic.
(b) The prairie.
(c) The Pacific.
(d) The Rockies.

12. What are the entrees at Barbara's wedding?
(a) Chicken and Halibut.
(b) Roast beef and ham.
(c) Steak and shrimp.
(d) Pork chops and turkey.

13. When are the members of Group 9 given the honor of being called astronauts?
(a) July 1981.
(b) August 1981.
(c) September 1981.
(d) June 1981.

14. How many latches does Vanessa have to secure on the aft bulkhead?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

15. After Vanessa goes for a swim, what time do Joan and Vanessa agree to meet in the lobby for dinner?
(a) 6:30 p.m.
(b) 7 p.m.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) 7:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the winter of 1982, where is Barbara going with Daniel when she drops Frances off at Joan's?

2. Where is Vanessa in a recurring dream she has?

3. When is the shuttle Discovery, that Joan is assigned to, scheduled to launch?

4. Who is the first American woman astronaut to fly on the space shuttle?

5. What is the name of Frances's friend that she falls asleep with when she goes camping with Joan?

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