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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which astronaut is scheduled for the next space flight?
(a) Deke Slayton.
(b) Gus Grissom.
(c) John Glenn.
(d) Alan Shepard.

2. How long is Cooper's flight?
(a) 34 hours.
(b) 18 hours.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

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

4. What does Gus want Betty to remember when she flies down to the Cape?
(a) His flight uniform.
(b) His dress whites.
(c) His laundry.
(d) His favorite candy--Snickers.

5. Why is Alan Shepard grounded?
(a) He experiences inner ear problems.
(b) He experiences heart palpitations.
(c) He fails a drug test.
(d) He falls short of the required flight qualification hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which two astronauts are selected to be the backup astronauts?

3. Why does the unmanned flight receive very little public attention?

4. Which one of the astronauts is selected for the first Mercury flight?

5. Who is a part of the "new breed" of Air Force pilots?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shepard see as the main differences between the actual flight and the centrifuge's simulated flights?

2. Why are the American politicians and reporters alarmed by the Russian's flight?

3. Why does the next group of astronauts selected contain fourteen trainees instead of the intended eleven trainees?

4. Why does Webb declare Cooper's flight to be the last of the Mercury program?

5. Why do neither John Glenn nor his wife, Annie, foresee the excitement that John's flight will cause?

6. The Air Force has grand plans of their own for a space program. What do their plans include?

7. Why does Grissom's suit not keep him buoyant when he is awaiting rescue in the ocean?

8. Why is Betty Grissom so upset at the treatment of Gus after his flight?

9. What irks the Original Seven wives about the Next Nine wives?

10. When urination had been a problem in the procedures trainer, what had some of the astronauts done out of necessity and what are the dangers involved in a real-world situation?

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