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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, "The Unscrewable Pooch".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do the astronauts spend so much time in the procedures trainer?
(a) They are being photographed as part of the Life story.
(b) They are required to stay in the trainer until they successfully complete all of the tasks.
(c) They are just passing time until they can be cleared for take off.
(d) They simulate various flight scenarios and what to do in the case of emergency.

3. What is the pervading feeling as the launch approaches?
(a) We can do this.
(b) The Russians already beat us. Why bother?
(c) This time it will work.
(d) Our boys always botch it.

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

5. How many fighter jocks volunteer for the top-secret civilian program?
(a) 29.
(b) 37.
(c) 56.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the Edward's pilots miffed by NASA's treatment of Grissom after the mistake in the capsule?

2. How much is NASA's press representative paid per year?

3. What is the inscription found on the blackboard in the Astronaut Office?

4. Muroc Army Air Base is renamed in 1948. What is its new name?

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

(see the answer key)

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