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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invites Joan to lunch after the inaugural space shuttle program launch?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) Hank.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Griff.

2. How high above the earth's atmosphere are Vanessa and Griff when they make their space walk?
(a) 317 miles.
(b) 491 miles.
(c) 143 miles.
(d) 218 miles.

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

4. How old was Vanessa when her father died?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

5. As Vanessa prepares to open the hatch on the Navigator on December 29, 1984, how long has she worked toward that moment?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 36 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the T-38 assignments come in, who is Joan assigned to fly with?

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

3. What does Donna buy in New Orleans?

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

5. How many members are on the Orion Flight Team?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems have to be resolved in order to get the shuttle back to earth?

2. How is Griff injured after he and Vanessa released the payload?

3. What are some of the roles astronauts fill when they are not on a space mission?

4. What does Vanessa ask Joan to help her with, and why does asking for help embarrass her?

5. What does Vanessa share with Joan about her father?

6. Why does Vanessa close her eyes as she prepares to enter the cabin?

7. What does Joan feel for Griff?

8. What is the first liftoff of a space shuttle like?

9. In June 1981, why does Joan have to call Barbara and tell her she cannot pick Frances up from school on Monday?

10. What does Joan like to draw and what is her favorite part of her drawing?

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