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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 much money would be lost if the space flight were canceled?
(a) $2.2 million.
(b) $24.4 million.
(c) $9.6 million.
(d) $17 million.

2. With which of the following does Chapter 11 begin?
(a) “Eight men and two women walk in a line along the right side of the Tet control center.”
(b) “Of course the opposition was laying for her.”
(c) “The service-and-delivery structure beside Eagle Heavy is a crisscross latticework of steel beams housing a huge open elevator.”
(d) “It’s a beautiful April day in Playalinda, Florida, not far from Cape Canaveral.”

3. What industry does Magowan promise to restore in Maine?
(a) Mining.
(b) Canning.
(c) Textiles.
(d) Drilling.

4. With which of the following does Chapter 4 begin?
(a) “This is the third time the button box has come into Gwendy Peterson’s life.”
(b) “Gwendy seats herself between Bankole and Patel.”
(c) “Time in training has been slow.”
(d) “At the top of the gantry there’s a large white room where the space travelers stand, arms raised and doing slow pirouettes, as a disinfecting spray that smells suspiciously like bleach wafts over them.”

5. How many steps lead to the elevator to the launch vehicle?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cabins does the flight vehicle feature?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 9 begin?

3. What is Gwendy's nickname on the mission?

4. What "wonder" does Gwendy note the rivers yielded in the mid 20th century?

5. Which district in Maine did Gwendy represent in Congress?

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