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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Richard was older, his father picked a leaf off a tree that had a little brown line in the shape of what?
(a) A triangle.
(b) A circle.
(c) A question mark.
(d) The letter C.

2. How many pins hold together the sections of the rocket?
(a) 150.
(b) 215.
(c) 200.
(d) 180.

3. Richard tells a story about an old friend in Los Alamos calling him to tell him some sad news. The sad news was that who had died?
(a) William.
(b) Shirley.
(c) Herman.
(d) Arlene.

4. When Charlie Stevenson was explaining the temperatures before the launch, how low of a temperature did his crew get a reading of?
(a) 10 degrees.
(b) 22 degrees.
(c) 25 degrees.
(d) 8 degrees.

5. When Richard's father was teaching him about birds and why they peck at their feathers, what did his father tell him the lice eat flakes of?
(a) Mites.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Protein.

Short Answer Questions

1. When General Kutyna and Richard left the room where they were discussing the shuttle, how many generals were waiting to use the room?

2. What was the name of the girl that Richard has his first date with?

3. The secretary to the queen had a yard that was not yet landscaped except for what?

4. Before Richard was born, his father told his mother that "if it's a boy, he's going to be a" what?

5. While Richard watched the dedication ceremony of a shrine, who tapped him on the shoulder?

(see the answer key)

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