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

2. Who is Orpheus's father in mythology?
(a) Thor.
(b) Ares.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Dionysus.

3. Near where did the plane crash, according to the news reports in Chapter 13?
(a) Martha's Vineyard.
(b) New York City.
(c) Cape Canaveral.
(d) The San Francisco Bay.

4. When did NASA pick its first astronauts for the Orpheus mission, according to Cal in Chapter 2?
(a) 5 years ago.
(b) 3 years ago.
(c) 1 year ago.
(d) 2 years ago.

5. How many followers does Cal say he has in the opening of Chapter 1?
(a) 435,000.
(b) 145,000.
(c) 1.2 million.
(d) 254,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is being interviewed in the episode of Shooting Stars that appears at the end of Chapter 12?

3. When does Cal's dad say they are moving in Chapter 3?

4. What is Brendan's last name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Cal at a community garden in Chapter 8?

3. How is the Tucker home described?

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

5. How does Cal know Deb?

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

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

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

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

10. Where does Cal spend time with Leon at the party in Chapter 9? Why?

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