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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. What does Donna buy in New Orleans?
2. When Joan and Vanessa look at Alpha Herculis or Rasalgethi, how many years in the past are they looking?
3. What does Joan have for dinner the first night of astronaut candidate training?
4. In 1979, how fast would shuttles travel?
5. How long does it take the light of the red star Antares to reach Earth?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Vanessa close her eyes as she prepares to enter the cabin?
2. Why does Vanessa think she cannot have a dog?
3. What does Vanessa ask Joan to help her with, and why does asking for help embarrass her?
4. How is the weightlessness of space simulated, and how does Joan react?
5. What are some of the roles astronauts fill when they are not on a space mission?
6. In June 1981, why does Joan have to call Barbara and tell her she cannot pick Frances up from school on Monday?
7. Why does Joan play the piano after a long week of classes in the fall of 1980?
8. Why do Vanessa and Griff leave the hatch on the airlock open after releasing the payload?
9. What does Joan like to draw and what is her favorite part of her drawing?
10. What problems have to be resolved in order to get the shuttle back to earth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Artistic license is the way that an author creates art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Reid use artistic license to create the realistic background of Atmosphere?
Essay Topic 2
Vanessa is fascinated with the history of flight. Why does the history of flight enthrall Vanessa and give her hope?
Essay Topic 3
Vanessa’s father taught her that there is a difference between bravery and courage. Based on what he taught Vanessa, what is the difference between bravery and courage?
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