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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Todd Collins's position at NASA said to be in Chapter 9?
(a) Director of public affairs.
(b) Director of funding.
(c) Director of engineering.
(d) Director of satellite analysis.

3. What season of Shooting Stars appears at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Season 3.
(b) Season 1.
(c) Season 2.
(d) Season 4.

4. Where is the Holiday Inn that Cal jokes about reviewing on his video update in Chapter 5?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) Higginsville, Mississippi.
(c) Durham, North Carolina.
(d) Mesa, New Mexico.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Deb working in Chapter 3?

2. What app does Cal use to broadcast his weekend update in Chapter 1?

3. What does Calvin buy at the store where he meets Deb in the Lower East Side in Chapter 1?

4. Where does Cal describe seeing himself shopping on the news in Chapter 8?

5. What season and episode of Shooting Stars is featured in the end of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Cal interview at NASA in Chapter 12? Why does this become important?

2. How does Cal describe the way he is perceived by others in the opening of the novel?

3. Describe Cal's dad. What has his career been like until the opening of the novel? How does it change?

4. What is StarWatch, and how would you compare it to contemporary media?

5. What item of clothing does Cal restrain from wearing in Texas on most occasions? Why?

6. How does Cal describe his family life early in the novel?

7. Where does Cal meet Deb in Chapter 1? Why is this setting noteworthy?

8. How is the Tucker home described?

9. Why would Cal's career ambitions be threatened if his father were accepted at NASA?

10. What does Cal learn about Leon in Chapter 9? How does he react?

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