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

2. When Vanessa sleeps over at Joan's what time does she leave the apartment?

3. What are the entrees at Barbara's wedding?

4. Where does Vanessa's friend Eileen, have an airfield?

5. What boarding school are Barbara and Daniel planning to send Frances to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Joan feel about Frances growing up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in Atmosphere, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 2

Suspense in literature is when an author leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Reid use suspense to encourage readers to keep reading, entice their curiosity, and strengthen their connection to the characters and plot?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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