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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 through 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Gwendy compare Gareth?
(a) Ronald McDonald.
(b) Pillsbury Doughboy.
(c) Lefty.
(d) Daddy Warbucks.

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

3. How many cabins does the flight vehicle feature?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. With which of the following does Chapter 12 begin?
(a) “When Gwendy Peterson was a young girl, she and her best friend Olive Kepnes played a game called ‘Mermaids’ at the Castle Rock Community Pool.”
(b) “A plague…from China?”
(c) “When Gwendy turns around to stoke her way back from officer country to the crew’s launch area…, she almost bumps heads with Gareth Winston, who is floating just behind her.”
(d) “‘What—’ Gwendy began, meaning to finish with either are you doing here or is wrong with you, she didn’t know which, and Farris didn’t give her time.”

5. Who is the mission control director?
(a) Peterson.
(b) Smith.
(c) Braddock.
(d) Lundgren.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year do Charlotte and Gwendy meet?

2. To what are Gwendy's tears compared?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 16 begin?

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

5. To whom is the novel dedicated?

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