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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In every flight class, what ratio of new trainees do not earn their wings?
(a) 2 in 4.
(b) 3 in 5.
(c) 7 in 9.
(d) 1 in 3.

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

3. Who is in charge of testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?
(a) Psychiatrists.
(b) General Schwickenberg.
(c) NASA engineers.
(d) The Secretary of the Navy.

4. What is significant about Cooper's flight?
(a) It will be the shortest duration flight.
(b) It will orbit the moon.
(c) It will be the first flight of the Apollo program.
(d) It is the last scheduled Mercury flight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which astronaut is scheduled for the next space flight?

2. When Cooper is in the capsule awaiting launch, all of his objective readings indicate that Cooper has done something no previous astronaut has done. What does Cooper do?

3. In what year does the story begin?

4. From the pilots' point of view, what is the only thing lacking during their astronaut training?

5. Why is Alan Shepard grounded?

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