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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Chapters 1 through 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many people can the elevator to the launch vehicle accommodate?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Three score.
(c) Three thousand.
(d) Three dozen.

2. With which of the following does Chapter 10 begin?
(a) “Of course the opposition was laying for her.”
(b) “It’s a beautiful April day in Playalinda, Florida, not far from Cape Canaveral.”
(c) “Outside the porthole nearest to Gwendy, the sky is now dark.”
(d) “Eight men and two women walk in a line along the right side of the Tet control center.”

3. How much does Gareth pay to join the flight crew?
(a) $24.4 million.
(b) $9.6 million.
(c) $17 million.
(d) $2.2 million.

4. In which town do the Brighams live?
(a) Fort Walton Beach.
(b) Destin.
(c) Valparaiso.
(d) Niceville.

5. Which of the following is the last to signal readiness for spaceflight?
(a) Jafari.
(b) Lundgren.
(c) Gareth.
(d) Glen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many steps lead to the elevator to the launch vehicle?

2. From which of the following does Glen hail?

3. On what spoke of the station are the Chinese?

4. In which of the following spokes will Gwendy's crew lodge?

5. To what does Gwendy compare the blackness of space?

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