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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. After Barbara and Daniel get married, how often do to go out to dinner?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) Three times a month.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Every night.

2. What artist does Vanessa want Joan to love one night in the winter of 1982?
(a) Talking Heads.
(b) Alice Cooper.
(c) Nirvana.
(d) David Bowie.

3. What flowers does Vanessa tell Frances are "beautiful and tough as nails" (210)?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Black-eyed Susans.
(c) Pansies.
(d) Roses.

4. What religion is Vanessa's mother?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Catholic.

5. What are the entrees at Barbara's wedding?
(a) Pork chops and turkey.
(b) Chicken and Halibut.
(c) Roast beef and ham.
(d) Steak and shrimp.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many latches does Vanessa have to secure on the aft bulkhead?

2. In the winter of 1982, where is Barbara going with Daniel when she drops Frances off at Joan's?

3. Who holds the rings at Barbara and Daniel's wedding?

4. How many girls came to the birthday where Vanessa's mother got a clown for the party?

5. After Vanessa goes for a swim, what time do Joan and Vanessa agree to meet in the lobby for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vanessa tell Frances when Frances shares that she likes being with Joan and Vanessa, but does not like being home?

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

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

4. Why does Joan think she should be assigned time in Mission Control?

5. What problems does Vanessa have when she tries to close the latches on the payload doors?

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

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

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

9. How do the newly minted astronauts celebrate, and what announcement is made?

10. What disagreement do Barbara and Joan have about Joan bringing a guest to the wedding, and how is the matter resolved?

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