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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. What magazine does Cal say Leon's family was on the cover of in Chapter 9?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) Sports Life.
(c) People.
(d) Time.

2. What is the name of the space center where Cal's dad works?
(a) The NASA Johnson Space Center.
(b) The NASA Glenn Space Center.
(c) The NASA Armstrong Space Center.
(d) The NASA Reagan Space Center.

3. Where did Cal first meet Deb?
(a) At the mall.
(b) At the movie theater.
(c) At the mailbox.
(d) At the skate park.

4. Who is presumed to have been killed in the plane crash in Chapter 13?
(a) Calvin Lewis.
(b) Mark Bannon.
(c) Donna Szleifer.
(d) Grace Tucker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what spacecraft did the first African American female astronaut go to space?

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

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

4. In what Brooklyn neighborhood does Deb work in Chapter 7?

5. How long does Cal say it has been since his family moved in the opening of Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Cal and Leon kiss for the first time? What happens after they kiss?

2. How do Cal and Leon differ in their perspectives of the future?

3. Why does Cal feel his family is inadequate as a NASA family?

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

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

6. How is the Orpheus project described in Chapter 1?

7. What is Cal's social media outlet, and what is his standing in the beginning of the novel?

8. What are Cal's first impressions of Leon?

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

10. Who is Jeremy and what role does he play in the novel?

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