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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. How much older was Steve than Vanessa?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. Who is the only person in Joan's family that she does not draw in a portrait?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Frances.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

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

4. Where are Vanessa and Griff from?
(a) West.
(b) New England.
(c) South.
(d) Midwest.

5. Who is going to be the ASCAN to go to Toronto to study the RMS (robotic arm)?
(a) Hank.
(b) John.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Vanessa.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Fall 1980," what does Joan compare all the acronyms she is learning too?

2. In 1980, who hosts a New Year's Eve party?

3. How many people have access to the main audio loop from the shuttle after the leak?

4. How many women were involved in the Women in Space Program led by William Randolph Lovelace II?

5. How many times did Joan dress up as an astronaut for Halloween?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joan play the piano after a long week of classes in the fall of 1980?

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

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

4. What assignments are ASCANs given as NASA prepares for the first shuttle mission?

5. How does Joan support Barbara after Barbara gets pregnant?

6. What program is about to be launched when Joan is selected as a candidate to become an astronaut in 1979?

7. What are two pins that astronauts are given?

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

9. Why are Joan and the other astronaut candidates required to listen to the Apollo 1 disaster?

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

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