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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 app does Cal use to broadcast his weekend update in Chapter 1?
(a) FlashFilm.
(b) FlashFame.
(c) YouTube.
(d) TicToc.

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

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

4. What is Donna Szleifer's position at NASA?
(a) She is a soil scientist.
(b) She is the head of the board of supervisors.
(c) The is a rocket engineer.
(d) She is the deputy social media manager.

5. How old does Brendan say he is in Chapter 12?
(a) 29.
(b) 25.
(c) 32.
(d) 42.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is being interviewed in the segment of Shooting Stars that concludes Chapter 11?

5. How does Cal describe Deb's diet in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mark Bannon in the novel?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is the Tucker home described?

8. How does the theme of selfishness play out through the character of Cal's father?

9. How does Cal know Deb?

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

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