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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "The Cape".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is focused on as being the pilots' best qualification for their selection to the Project Mercury astronaut program at the press conference?
(a) Their extraordinary combat accomplishments.
(b) Their piloting skills.
(c) Their superior adaptability.
(d) Their physical fitness.

3. What does the author compare the career path of a fighter pilot to?
(a) A pyramid.
(b) A sprint.
(c) A journey.
(d) A marathon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jane Conrad realizes the cavalier manner in which the pilots discuss their killed comrades, what does she liken their discussion to?

2. When Chuck Yeager is interviewed by reporters in Phoenix, what do the reporters want to know about?

3. What is the top speed attained during the October 14th flight?

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

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

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