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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Gumshoes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many solid-fuel rockets help boost the shuttle for a few minutes before they separate from the shuttle?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

2. On his way back from Brazil, where did Richard stop at?
(a) Trinidad.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Tobago.
(d) Venezuela.

3. The taxi driver mentioned in Part 1: Getting Ahead said he wanted to build for the future by betting on horses. What did the taxi driver say he would buy if he won money on the horses?
(a) His own bicycle.
(b) His own home.
(c) His own taxicab.
(d) His own radio.

4. The instruction manual to the device the ice crew used for measuring the temperatures said that the instrument must be out in the environment for at least how many minutes before using?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

5. What type of joints are made at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida?
(a) Field joints.
(b) Link joints.
(c) Factory joints.
(d) Energy joints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the man who took the temperature readings the morning of the launch?

2. In Part 1: Getting Ahead, Richard was returning from Brazil by what?

3. When the taxi driver took Richard around an East Indian neighborhood, he pointed out two women he admired who gathered enough money to buy what?

4. How long were the puffs of smoke that were pictured coming out of the shuttle while it was still on the launch pad?

5. The temperature was measured in the air, the rocket, the ground, the ice, and even a puddle of slush with what in it?

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