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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 emojis are featured in the text Cal receives from Leon in the opening of Chapter 14?
(a) Three head-slap emojis.
(b) A heart and a smiley face.
(c) A candy cane and a kiss.
(d) A rocket and a heart.

2. What season and episode of Shooting Stars appears in the end of Chapter 18?
(a) Season 1; Episode 4.
(b) Season 2; Episode 6.
(c) Season 2; Episode 11.
(d) Season 1; Episode 10.

3. For how long does Cal say he and his mother have not seen or talked to his dad in the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 4 days.

4. Where does Deb say she is staying with her cousin in Chapter 21?
(a) Coney Island.
(b) Rockaway.
(c) Bensonhust.
(d) Queens.

5. Why does Cal's dad say the Republicans were against the Orpheus funding in Chapter 19?
(a) It would pull from the healthcare budget.
(b) It would pull from the military's budget.
(c) It would pull from the infrastructure budget.
(d) They feared NASA would take funds from education and social programs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unique item of clothing does Cal wear when he goes to the Tucker residence in Chapter 25?

2. Why does Cal's dad say the Democrats were against funding for Orpheus in Chapter 19?

3. Why does Deb need more income in Chapter 27?

4. Where does Brendan say he studied chemical engineering in Chapter 26?

5. What is revealed about Cal's father in the Shooting Stars finale in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Leon feel upset at the celebration party in Chapter 17?

2. Give a brief description of Apollo 13 and discuss why it is referenced in the book.

3. Who does Cal interview first at NASA in Chapter 24? What does this character talk about?

4. What news do Cal and Leon learn while they are out together in Chapter 16? What does this news mean?

5. What does Cal's mom say to him about fixing people or situations in Chapter 25?

6. What does Kiara reveal on the Shooting Stars finale in Chapter 21?

7. Who is the guest on the Shooting Stars' online content featured at the end of Chapter 23? What is the interview about?

8. How do the Shooting Stars episodes begin to change in tone by Chapter 18?

9. Who does Cal interview second at NASA in Chapter 24? What does this interview reveal?

10. How have Deb's circumstances changed in Chapter 21?

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