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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jane Conrad realizes the cavalier manner in which the pilots discuss their killed comrades, what does she liken their discussion to?
(a) Sports.
(b) Politics.
(c) Debates.
(d) Lectures.

2. When the men return from their trip to the White House, what question is on the mind of each of their wives?
(a) How is the White House decorated?
(b) What did the White House serve for dinner?
(c) Is President Kennedy as dreamy as he looks on television?
(d) What is Jackie like?

3. Sixteen days after Grissom's flight, the Russians launch another cosmonaut into space. How many times does the cosmonaut orbit the Earth before landing?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 17.
(d) 2.

4. What do the engineers see as the most difficult, challenging, and pioneering part of the project?
(a) The flying capsule.
(b) The courage necessary to fly in the capsule.
(c) The flight itself.
(d) The technology.

5. Why do the pilots report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?
(a) For launch preparation.
(b) For medical testing.
(c) For psychological and stress testing.
(d) For flight protocol training.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the capsule splashes down and Shepard is detaching all of the hoses so that he can leave the capsule, what sound does he hear?

3. In the wake of the successful Mercury flight, even Shorty Powers becomes famous. Who is Shorty Powers?

4. What recent invention makes Program Mercury possible at all?

5. At the insistence of the astronauts, what feature is finally designed into the capsule?

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