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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of playlist does Leon say he listens to when going to the gym in Chapter 9?
(a) Rap.
(b) Gospel.
(c) Country.
(d) K-pop.

2. What band does Cal listen to in order to drown out his parents' arguing in Chapter 2?
(a) The Who.
(b) Nirvana.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) Cheap Trick.

3. What nickname does Deb call Cal when they talk on the phone in Chapter 9?
(a) Carnie Cal.
(b) Callie.
(c) Kentucky Cal.
(d) Astrokid.

4. What news outlet picked up Cal's article about NASA buying every house on the market in Clear Lake?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) MSNBC.
(c) CNN.
(d) The New York Times.

5. Where does Brendan take Leon and Cal to meet back up with Donna in Chapter 12?
(a) The flight simulator deck.
(b) The front lobby.
(c) The parking lot.
(d) The cafeteria.

6. What is the setting of Chapter 8?
(a) NASA headquarters.
(b) The community garden.
(c) The Lewis Home.
(d) The Tucker home.

7. Who is the host of Shooting Stars, which appears in Chapter 2?
(a) Grace Tucker.
(b) Kiara Samuel.
(c) Mae Carol Jemison.
(d) Josh Farrow.

8. Where does Cal say his father just flew back from in Chapter 1?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Houston.
(c) Cape Canaveral.
(d) Las Vegas.

9. What season and episode of Shooting Stars closes out Chapter 3?
(a) Season 2; Episode 3.
(b) Season 1; Episode 5.
(c) Season 1; Episode 10.
(d) Season 1; Episode 4.

10. What season and episode of Shooting Stars appears at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Season 1; Episode 4.
(b) Season 1; Episode 10.
(c) Season 2; Episode 6.
(d) Season 2; Episode 7.

11. On what network is the show Shooting Stars broadcast, according to Cal in Chapter 3?
(a) StarWatch Network.
(b) E! Network.
(c) Starz Network.
(d) The Disney Channel.

12. How tall is Mark Bannon described as in Chapter 9?
(a) 6'5".
(b) 6'2".
(c) 5'8".
(d) 6'.

13. What is the season and episode of Shooting Stars that appears in Chapter 2?
(a) Season 1; Episode 6.
(b) Season 2; Episode 1.
(c) Season 2; Episode 4.
(d) Season 1; Episode 4.

14. Who was the first African American female astronaut?
(a) Kiara Samuel.
(b) Amanda Rosenstein.
(c) Mae Carol Jemison.
(d) Grace Tucker.

15. Who is being interviewed in the segment of Shooting Stars that concludes Chapter 11?
(a) Grace Tucker.
(b) Mark Bannon.
(c) Stephanie Jonasson.
(d) Donna Szleifer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Leon and Cal get home after leaving the NASA building in Chapter 12?

2. Who is said to have a promising career in gymnastics in the episode of Shooting Stars that closes Chapter 3?

3. At what time do Cal and his parents arrive at the welcome party in Chapter 9?

4. What season of Shooting Stars appears at the end of Chapter 11?

5. Who did Cal kiss that caused his romantic relationship with Deb to end?

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