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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, "The Club".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Annie Glenn refuse to let into her house because the press storm around the launch is so excruciating to her?
(a) Vice President Johnson.
(b) President Kennedy.
(c) Alan Shepard.
(d) Jackie Kennedy.

2. What kind of rocket launches the first Mercury capsule?
(a) X-21 rocket.
(b) Redstone rocket.
(c) Atlas rocket.
(d) Canaveral rocket.

3. Which of the astronauts' wives has been previously divorced--a matter of public record that is not reported in the Life article?
(a) Gus Grissom.
(b) Gordon Cooper.
(c) Wally Schirra.
(d) Deke Slayton.

4. The pilots hold Konakai seances. What is Konakai?
(a) The bar the pilots gathered at after work.
(b) A hotel near Cape Canaveral.
(c) A Japanese warrior tradition.
(d) The title of one of Glenn's philosophical books.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why should Yeager be grounded and not allowed to fly the test flight to break the sound barrier on October 14th?

2. The first flight into space will turn one of the seven astronauts into what?

3. How many kills does Yeager have by the end of World War II?

4. What does every fighter jock also think of himself as?

5. At the insistence of the astronauts, what feature is finally designed into the capsule?

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