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

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

3. What does Cal say to Leon in the end of Chapter 13 (131)?
(a) "Call me."
(b) "I like you."
(c) "I love you."
(d) "I hate you."

4. What is Brendan's last name?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Stein.
(c) James.
(d) Roberts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Mark Bannon described as in Chapter 9?

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

3. Who was the first African American female astronaut?

4. What news outlet picked up Cal's article about NASA buying every house on the market in Clear Lake?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the Tucker home described?

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

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

7. Who is Mark Bannon in the novel?

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

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

10. How does Cal know Deb?

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