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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 is the name of Frances's friend that she falls asleep with when she goes camping with Joan?

2. When are the members of Group 9 given the honor of being called astronauts?

3. Where does Vanessa want to fly Joan for Labor Day in 1982?

4. What religion is Vanessa's mother?

5. What color does Frances choose for her bedroom in her new room at house where she lives with her mom and stepdad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Barbara have to say about leaving Frances locked outside the house?

2. When and how does Donna have her and Hank's baby?

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

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

5. What does Vanessa do as a Cape Crusader?

6. How does Joan feel about Frances growing up?

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

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

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

10. How is the one-year mark of the ASCANs' training marked?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Reid use cliffhangers in Atmosphere? How do the cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Joan has always supported Barbara through her pregnancy and the raising of Frances. After Barbara marries, Joan realizes how unbalanced the relationship has been. How would you describe Joan and Barbara’s relationship, and why it was not an equal relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Joan has always felt like a misfit. She has felt as though she does not belong. Why has Joan felt like a misfit, and how does joining NASA help Joan make peace with who she is and what she can do?

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