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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 originally pilots the X-1 aircraft?
(a) Slick Goodlin.
(b) Pete Conrad.
(c) Jim Lovell.
(d) Chuck Yeager.

2. As she waits for her husband to be launched into space, what is Louise Shepard doing?
(a) Watching television like everyone else.
(b) Giving an interview to the reporters from Life magazine.
(c) Hiding in her back bedroom in tears.
(d) Being a proper hostess for the people gathered in her house to watch the launch.

3. When the book begins, where is the Naval Air Station that Pete Conrad is stationed at?
(a) Florida.
(b) Nevada.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

4. What does "pushing the outside of the envelope" refer to?
(a) The farthest distance from the base a plane can fly without refueling.
(b) The new US Postal Service's mailing requirements.
(c) The least amount of sleep a test pilot needs before being considered safe to fly.
(d) The limits of a particular aircraft's performance.

5. What did the astronauts most often hit in the procedures trainer?
(a) The abort handle.
(b) The launch button.
(c) The communications button.
(d) The oxygen stir handle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the pilots report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

2. What is the Navy-calculated probability that a career Navy pilot will die in an aircraft accident?

3. When the men return from their trip to the White House, what question is on the mind of each of their wives?

4. How many planes does a pilot have to shoot down in combat to be considered an "ace"?

5. How many orbits does Cooper complete?

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