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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. In what spacecraft did the first African American female astronaut go to space?
(a) Endeavor.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Challenger.
(d) Mercury.

2. How long is the car ride from Brooklyn to Clear Lake described as in Chapter 5?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 32 hours.
(c) 16 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

3. Where is Cal supposed to start an internship next week in Chapter 3?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) E!
(c) NASA.
(d) Buzzfeed.

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

5. Who is the astronaut being interviewed on the episode of Shooting Stars that appears in Chapter 2?
(a) Grace Tucker.
(b) Calvin Lewis.
(c) Mark Bennan.
(d) Andrew Richards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kat's secret ingredient in her deviled eggs?

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

3. What word does Leon ask Cal not to use in Chapter 9?

4. Who is the host of Shooting Stars, which appears in Chapter 2?

5. Who is the reporter from KHOU-TV that interviews Cal in his driveway in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the show Shooting Stars presented in the novel? What purpose do these excerpts serve?

3. Who is Mark Bannon in the novel?

4. How does Cal perceive his version of journalism to mainstream journalism in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Cal become upset over a message in Chapter 8?

10. Who is Donna Szleifer? What does she say to Cal at the party in Chapter 9?

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