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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many members are on the Orion Flight Team?
2. How high above the earth's atmosphere are Vanessa and Griff when they make their space walk?
3. Which space shuttle leaves a few days before New Year's in 1980?
4. How much older was Steve than Vanessa?
5. Who crews the Columbia during the inagural space shuttle program launch?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Vanessa and Griff leave the hatch on the airlock open after releasing the payload?
2. How does Joan support Barbara after Barbara gets pregnant?
3. Why does Vanessa close her eyes as she prepares to enter the cabin?
4. How is Griff injured after he and Vanessa released the payload?
5. What inspires Joan to apply to NASA the first ime?
6. What assignments are ASCANs given as NASA prepares for the first shuttle mission?
7. What does Vanessa share with Joan about her father?
8. What does Joan like to draw and what is her favorite part of her drawing?
9. What does Vanessa ask Joan to help her with, and why does asking for help embarrass her?
10. What are two pins that astronauts are given?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Vanessa is fascinated with the history of flight. Why does the history of flight enthrall Vanessa and give her hope?
Essay Topic 2
Acronyms are abbreviations formed from the initial letters of a group of words and are pronounced as a single word. How and why does Joan struggle with all the acronyms at NASA?
Essay Topic 3
Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in Atmosphere? How do dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes and add another layer of description?
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