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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to have a promising career in gymnastics in the episode of Shooting Stars that closes Chapter 3?
(a) Leon Tucker.
(b) Kat Tucker.
(c) Cal Lewis.
(d) James Ross.

2. At what time do Cal and his parents arrive at the welcome party in Chapter 9?
(a) 8:15.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 9:00.
(d) 9:30.

3. What astronaut in the mid-60s made a comment about sending women to space rather than chimpanzees?
(a) Yury Gagarin.
(b) Gordon Cooper.
(c) Alan Shepard.
(d) John Glenn.

4. In what Brooklyn neighborhood does Deb work in Chapter 7?
(a) Bed-Stuy.
(b) DUMBO.
(c) Bensonhurst.
(d) Park Slope.

5. Where does Cal suggest he and his mother go after the failed launch in Chapter 20?
(a) To his dad's office.
(b) To the hotel.
(c) To Brooklyn.
(d) To the NASA headquarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what train does Cal travel to the Lower East Side in Chapter 1?

2. Who is presumed to have been killed in the plane crash in Chapter 13?

3. When did NASA pick its first astronauts for the Orpheus mission, according to Cal in Chapter 2?

4. Who is the astronaut being interviewed on the episode of Shooting Stars that appears in Chapter 2?

5. What is the name of the privately-funded space program led by Ariana Rogers?

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