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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. How does Ted Whelan die?
(a) He flies beneath the hard deck and into power lines.
(b) His plane crash lands in a swamp.
(c) He is in a car accident.
(d) His parachute fails to open.

2. How many planes does a pilot have to shoot down in combat to be considered an "ace"?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

3. Who is in charge of testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?
(a) General Schwickenberg.
(b) The Secretary of the Navy.
(c) Psychiatrists.
(d) NASA engineers.

4. What does every fighter jock also think of himself as?
(a) An ace driver.
(b) A ladies' man.
(c) An indestructible force.
(d) A being just beneath God.

5. Which of the astronauts commands the least star power?
(a) Scott Carpenter.
(b) Deke Slayton.
(c) John Glenn.
(d) Alan Shepard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the astronauts' wives has been previously divorced--a matter of public record that is not reported in the Life article?

2. While not logging any flying time comes to bother all seven of the astronauts, which is the astronaut who finally voices their complaint?

3. What is focused on as being the pilots' best qualification for their selection to the Project Mercury astronaut program at the press conference?

4. When asked by a reporter how many of the astronauts expect to return from space, how many of them raise their hands?

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

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