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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. Why do the volunteers report to Lovelace?
(a) For flight training.
(b) For medical testing.
(c) For psychological testing.
(d) To observe rocket testing.

2. When do the pilots wear their bridge coats?
(a) When they attend another pilot's funeral.
(b) When it is raining.
(c) When superior officers visit the base.
(d) When they are on patrol.

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

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

5. What is Jim Lovell's nickname?
(a) Ears.
(b) Shaky.
(c) Scooby.
(d) Ace.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the nickname given to Project Mercury by the top pilots at the base?

3. Which of the astronauts does not live with his family on or near the base, but houses his family 120 miles away from the base and lives in the base's Bachelor Quarters?

4. How many fighter jocks volunteer for the top-secret civilian program?

5. Which of the astronauts commands the most star power?

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