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

2. When does Cal's dad say they are moving in Chapter 3?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Sunday.

3. Who lets Leon and Cal try out the space simulator in Chapter 11?
(a) Byron.
(b) Stephanie.
(c) Carmela.
(d) Andrea.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Orpheus travel to Hades in order to save, according to Cal's dad in Chapter 9?

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

3. Where does Kiara say she is from in Chapter 8?

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

5. What nickname does Deb call Cal when they talk on the phone in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major event drives the action in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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