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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 long does Joan's mother say that her friend's grandson threw tantrums after his mother remarried?
(a) A year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 18 months.

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

3. How many latches does Vanessa have to secure on the aft bulkhead?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 4.

4. In what country did the first man fly in a hot air balloon?
(a) Germany.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Austria.
(d) France.

5. When was a substance named lonsdaleite found in the Canyton Diablo meteorite in Arizona?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Griff and Vanessa think wrote the best song about space?

2. How much of a gap in the payload doors is there after Vanessa attempts to tighten the latches?

3. What is the name of Frances's roommate when she goes to boarding school?

4. Who helps Joan set up a tent when she and Frances go camping?

5. What does Frances take up in the fall of 1983?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Barbara bring Frances to Joan's apartment one night?

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

3. What advice does Joan give Lydia, when Lydia wonders why she was not chosen to fly on the shuttle?

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

5. Why does Vanessa say that only an idiot would call someone a "pansy" (210)?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Joan feel about Frances growing up?

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