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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. What type of pizza does Frances like?
(a) Sausage.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Supreme.
(d) Pepperoni.
2. How old was Vanessa when she first flew by herself?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.
3. Who does Joan realize is afraid but fighting it when they are on the vomit Comet learning to deal with weightlessness?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Hank.
(d) Teddy.
4. What does Joan have for dinner the first night of astronaut candidate training?
(a) Chicken marsala at a restaurant.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Chinese takeout.
(d) TV dinner at home.
5. On the third flight of the shuttle Navigator, for what branch of the military is the crew launching the Arch-6?
(a) Marines.
(b) Army.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Navy.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Vanessa do when she sees that Hank is dead?
2. During Joan's interview at NASA, how long is she instructed to wear a suit and stay inside a three-foot-wide white fabric ball?
3. What does Joan's father do for a living?
4. What type of sandwiches does Vanessa bring when she and go stargazing together for the first time?
5. How old was Vanessa when her father died?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Vanessa find when she enters the cabin?
2. What regret does Vanessa have when she realizes Steve is dead?
3. Why does Vanessa think she cannot have a dog?
4. Why does Vanessa close her eyes as she prepares to enter the cabin?
5. What program is about to be launched when Joan is selected as a candidate to become an astronaut in 1979?
6. What inspires Joan to apply to NASA the first ime?
7. What does Vanessa share with Joan about her father?
8. What does Joan love about astronomy and the universe?
9. Why do Vanessa and Griff leave the hatch on the airlock open after releasing the payload?
10. How does Joan support Barbara after Barbara gets pregnant?
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