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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 is the inscription found on the blackboard in the Astronaut Office?
(a) Live free or die trying.
(b) The turtle always beats the hare.
(c) What goes around comes around.
(d) The sports car is a symptom of male menopause.

2. What is the nickname given to Pete's flight test class?
(a) Top Guns.
(b) The Soaring Eagles.
(c) Class A.
(d) Group 20.

3. What is the unofficial tradition at Cape Canaveral?
(a) The pilots fly themselves to the Cape.
(b) No wives are allowed.
(c) The pilots work around the clock so they can get back to Langley.
(d) No drinking is allowed.

4. In the wake of the successful Mercury flight, even Shorty Powers becomes famous. Who is Shorty Powers?
(a) The voice of Mercury control.
(b) The Life magazine reporter.
(c) The head of NASA.
(d) The head engineer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Cape Canaveral located?

2. Which of the astronauts place a sign inside the capsule reading "No handball playing in this area" to help keep Shepard relaxed and loose?

3. By the end of the chapter, which one of the seven is beginning to assume the natural leadership role?

4. How does Ted Whelan die?

5. The pilots hold Konakai seances. What is Konakai?

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