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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "On the Balcony".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author liken the deck of a carrier to?
(a) An ice rink.
(b) A skillet.
(c) A highway.
(d) A thimble.

2. What is the nightmare that Jane Conrad has repeatedly?
(a) That her husband leaves her.
(b) That a test plane will crash into their house.
(c) That a figure is coming up the walk to tell her that her husband had been killed.
(d) That Jane is in the pilot's seat of a doomed plane.

3. When Jane Conrad realizes the cavalier manner in which the pilots discuss their killed comrades, what does she liken their discussion to?
(a) Lectures.
(b) Sports.
(c) Politics.
(d) Debates.

4. Which of the astronauts rises early each morning to do his roadwork where everyone can see him?
(a) Deke Slayton.
(b) John Glenn.
(c) Wally Schirra.
(d) Gus Grissom.

5. Which of the astronauts had separated from his wife, but reconciles with her after the psychological interviews at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base because he thinks it will improve his chances for astronaut selection?
(a) Scott Carpenter.
(b) Gordon Cooper.
(c) John Glenn.
(d) Deke Slayton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most difficult routine in military flying?

2. What are the pilots known by at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

3. What does "pushing the outside of the envelope" refer to?

4. What is the nickname given to Pete's flight test class?

5. When Pete receives his top-secret orders, what is the project he is being asked to volunteer for?

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