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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 was Sandra's job position?

2. What religion was Thad?

3. Where did Thad go to be trained?

4. At first, Axel thought of finding Thad as a _____.

5. Thad's new job involved working with _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What attributes helped Thad to get a job in the Lunar Lab with Dr. Cooper?

2. What was the beginning of the end for Thad and Sonya?

3. What is the basic premise of "Sex on the Moon" by Ben Mezrich?

4. Explain the interaction between Axel and the FBI.

5. How did Thad's relationship with Sonya alienate his parents?

6. Explain Thad's life with Sonya at this point.

7. Who is Gordon? How did he and Thad meet?

8. What did Thad think about while working? What were Thad's thoughts on museum items?

9. When did Thad return to JSC? What occurred to enhance Thad's awe of astronauts?

10. How did Gordon become involved in Thad's plan? What was Gordon's opinion on Thad's plan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Rebecca and Sonya. What were the main differences? What was the nature of their relationships with Thad? Did the women have a personal relationship? Do you agree or disagree with Thad's choices? Who was most supportive of Thad? Was Thad able to maintain a relationship with either or both women? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the plan to steal the moon rocks. How did Thad create and execute the plan? Was it more or less difficult than Thad had imagined? What mistakes did Thad make during the crime? What caused Thad to get caught? What could Thad have done differently? Is there any way Thad could have gotten away with it? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Thad's upbringing in the Mormon culture. Why was it different than the upbringing of some of Thad's peers? What other person in the book was Mormon? What obstacle threatened Thad's Mormon faith?

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