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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's friend Eileen, have an airfield?

2. What flowers does Vanessa tell Frances are "beautiful and tough as nails" (210)?

3. What movie does Frances decide she wants to see when she spends a weekend with Joan?

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

5. When Vanessa is informed of Griff's death, how long has he been dead?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Vanessa tell Frances when Frances shares that she likes being with Joan and Vanessa, but does not like being home?

4. When was the first time Joan got hives?

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

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

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

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

9. How has Barbara attained her dream by marrying Daniel?

10. How do the newly minted astronauts celebrate, and what announcement is made?

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

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

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?

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