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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, The Long Goodbye.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big was Building 82 where the first of the two Have Blue prototypes were built?
(a) 5 football fields.
(b) 15,000 square feet.
(c) 3 football fields.
(d) 12,000 square feet.

2. How old was Rich when the Blackbird was designed?
(a) 31.
(b) 34.
(c) 32.
(d) 29.

3. When did Johnson want Rich to research liquid hydrogen?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1959.

4. What was the name of the town in the path of the Blackbird when it returned to Beale?
(a) Quincy.
(b) Greenville.
(c) Susanville.
(d) Hamilton Branch.

5. Who ordered production of the hydrogen fueled plane?
(a) Air Force.
(b) CIA.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Europe were the U-2s to fly from?

2. How high would the liquid hydrogen-fueled plane fly?

3. When was Powers released from the Soviet Union?

4. How many new workers were added at Skunk Works by Rich's third anniversary since taking over from Johnson?

5. How much did the glider decoys that were launched from the U-2s cost?

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