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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Gus Grissom awarded for his actions during combat in Korea?
2. Which of the astronauts does not live with his family on or near the base, but houses his family 120 miles away from the base and lives in the base's Bachelor Quarters?
3. Which of the astronauts' wives has been previously divorced--a matter of public record that is not reported in the Life article?
4. In the eyes of the engineers, what are the astronauts?
5. Who is the only Marine in the group of seven astronauts?
Short Essay Questions
1. The engineers tend to feel that the glorification of the astronauts has really gotten out of control. Why do they feel that way?
2. What is written in Conrad's file as a reason he isn't selected for the Mercury program?
3. In detailing the experiences of the astronauts, the author states that "everywhere they went in their travels people stopped what they were doing and gave them a certain look of awe and sympathy." Awe is easily understood. Why do they look at them with sympathy?
4. The morning after the press conference, the newspapers are full of stories about the astronauts. What do the stories highlight?
5. Jane Conrad sees a real man going to her front door and realizes it wasn't one of her hallucinations. Who is the man and why is he there?
6. Why does the Army fire Slick Goodlin and give the X-1 piloting assignment to Yeager?
7. Why is the book titled "The Right Stuff"?
8. Describe Jane Conrad's nightmares and hallucinations?
9. What is the procedures trainer?
10. Why do the astronauts not refer to themselves or the other astronauts as "astronauts"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The book is entitled "The Right Stuff".
a. In your own words, describe what is meant by the right stuff.
b. How did the pilots know if they (or the other pilots around them) had "it" or not?
c. Are there various levels of having "it"? Support your answer with an example from the book.
Essay Topic 2
When Project Mercury first began, the pilots were flying to Cape Canaveral for their training sessions. Later, as Project Mercury outgrew Cape Canaveral, the program was moved to Houston. Compare and contrast the astronauts' lifestyles in Cape Canaveral and Houston.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the book, the "pyramid" is discussed.
a. Define what the "pyramid" and how each group (Edwards' pilots vs. Mercury's astronauts) ranked on the period before Mercury is underway, during Project Mercury, and at the conclusion of the Project.
b. Identify and discuss three events that occur (both at Edwards and at NASA) to change and redefine the perception of both the pilots and the astronauts.
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