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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "In Single Combat".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Gus Grissom uncomfortable during the press conference?
(a) He is camera shy.
(b) He doesn't like people.
(c) He hates telling total strangers how he feels.
(d) He hates being misquoted in the newspapers.

2. Which pilot marches into General Schwichenberg's office, throws an enema bag on his desk, and refuses to give himself any more enemas?
(a) Alan Shepard.
(b) Wally Schirra.
(c) Pete Conrad.
(d) Jim Lovell.

3. Why does Janet Conrad support her husband's decision to join the astronaut program?
(a) She wants her husband to be a famous astronaut.
(b) She thinks it will vault his career to the top.
(c) She thinks it will be safer than flying high-performance jet fighters.
(d) She wants to move out of the desert.

4. In what year does the story begin?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1955.

5. What feature makes Pete Conrad different from a lot of other pilots?
(a) He can't stand being trifled with.
(b) He is taller than average.
(c) He is older than average.
(d) He speaks both English and Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chuck Yeager's signature flying move?

2. Who is the only Marine in the group of seven astronauts?

3. What does the author liken the deck of a carrier to?

4. Who originally pilots the X-1 aircraft?

5. How many test pilots are in the original group in Jacksonville?

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