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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. During the spring and summer of 1984, where is Vanessa often training in a dunk tank?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Texas.
(c) Washington.
(d) Florida.

2. How large is Barbara's engagement ring?
(a) 2 carats.
(b) 5 carats.
(c) 4 carats.
(d) 1 carat.

3. How many girls came to the birthday where Vanessa's mother got a clown for the party?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

4. What was the longest that Vanessa and her mother went without speaking because Vanessa would not go to Mass?
(a) 8 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 5 months.

5. Where do Joan's parents live?
(a) Pasadena.
(b) Thousand Oaks.
(c) Riverside.
(d) Santa Clarita.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Donna and Hank get engaged?

2. What does Joan take up when Frances is gone and she and Vanessa are too busy to spend much time together?

3. Who is the secretary at Frances's school who often lets Frances stay with her until her mother comes to get her?

4. When was a substance named lonsdaleite found in the Canyton Diablo meteorite in Arizona?

5. What are the entrees at Barbara's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Frances lonely after her mother and Daniel marry?

2. How does Joan feel about Frances growing up?

3. When was the first time Joan got hives?

4. How do Joan, Donna, and Lydia feel about the jokes the men make about them and the other women in the ASCAN program?

5. What does Barbara decide to do for Thanksgiving in 1984?

6. What is Vanessa's response when Joan asks her to come pick up Frances one day?

7. What happens to Griff, and why do they not tell Vanessa right away?

8. Where do Joan and Vanessa decide to go together, and how do they get there?

9. Why is Joan selected to be the first woman to fly in the shuttle?

10. What does Antonio have to say about the ASCANs in August 1981?

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