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

2. When is Joan invited to interview at the Johnson Space Center?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1981.

3. What is the name of Hank and Donna's baby girl?
(a) Emma.
(b) Zoie.
(c) Thea.
(d) Chloe.

4. Including Joan, how many candidates are to be in Group 9, when Joan joins NASA?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

5. When was the Apollo 1 fire?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1970.

Short Answer Questions

1. What military academy did Vanessa's father attend?

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

3. What time does Joan arrive at the Johnson Space Center on December 29, 1984?

4. What is Joan's field?

5. Where are Vanessa and Griff from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Vanessa and Griff leave the hatch on the airlock open after releasing the payload?

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

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

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

5. Why does Vanessa think she cannot have a dog?

6. How is the weightlessness of space simulated, and how does Joan react?

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

8. What inspires Joan to apply to NASA the first ime?

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

10. What does Joan feel for Griff?

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