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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author both begin and end the Epilogue?
(a) The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away.
(b) To everything there is a season.
(c) Every race has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
(d) To dream at all is to dream big.

2. As he sits in the capsule waiting to be launched into space, what is Shepard most afraid of?
(a) Screwing something up.
(b) Urinating in his pressurized suit.
(c) Being crushed by the g forces.
(d) Blowing up on the launch pad.

3. When accompanying Glenn on his travels, what does Pete Conrad find himself doing?
(a) Answering Glenn's fan mail.
(b) Carrying Glenn's luggage.
(c) Helping Glenn prepare for his next flight.
(d) Driving Glenn's car.

4. In Chapter 14, Deke Slayton is promoted within NASA. What is Deke Slayton's new title?
(a) Deputy Chief Controller.
(b) Director of Mission Control.
(c) Assistant Director of Flight Crew Operations.
(d) Communications Controller.

5. As she waits for her husband to be launched into space, what is Louise Shepard doing?
(a) Being a proper hostess for the people gathered in her house to watch the launch.
(b) Hiding in her back bedroom in tears.
(c) Giving an interview to the reporters from Life magazine.
(d) Watching television like everyone else.

6. Why is Deke Slayton grounded?
(a) Attitude problems.
(b) Failing eyesight.
(c) A minor heart defect.
(d) Poor hearing.

7. Why does Joe Walker decide not to apply for the astronaut-training program?
(a) He likes being an instructor.
(b) He is 42.
(c) He is medically grounded.
(d) He is afraid of being turned down.

8. Which chimpanzee is chosen to go into space?
(a) Number 42.
(b) Number 7.
(c) Number 1.
(d) Number 61.

9. Why do the astronauts move to Houston?
(a) Cape Canaveral is no longer big enough for their program.
(b) NASA is building a Manned Spacecraft Center.
(c) Houston has better weather.
(d) Houston provides better launch windows.

10. Why are the Edward's pilots miffed by NASA's treatment of Grissom after the mistake in the capsule?
(a) NASA doesn't punish Grissom.
(b) NASA provides extensive interview opportunities to Grissom.
(c) NASA sends Grissom to the White House.
(d) NASA gives Grissom a $20,000 bonus.

11. How long is the second Russian cosmonaut in space for?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 4 hours .
(d) 1 day.

12. What plane is being developed for the ARPS?
(a) B-1.
(b) X-15C.
(c) X-20.
(d) NF-104.

13. Towards the end of his flight, Cooper starts experiencing problems. What is causing these problems?
(a) The heat shields.
(b) The electrical system.
(c) The stabilizers.
(d) The communications module.

14. When does the second Mercury flight take place?
(a) August 30.
(b) June 7.
(c) September 7.
(d) July 21.

15. What is the new moon program called?
(a) Project B.
(b) Luna.
(c) Mercury 2.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Washington at about the same time as Yeager is taxiing down the runway for his test flight?

2. Sixteen days after Grissom's flight, the Russians launch another cosmonaut into space. How many times does the cosmonaut orbit the Earth before landing?

3. What does Gus want Betty to remember when she flies down to the Cape?

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

5. On what day does Shepard's Mercury capsule launch?

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