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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. Richard was so sensitive about being a sissy that it even bothered him to buy what snacks from the market?
(a) Bon-Bons and Lady Fingers.
(b) Peppermint Patties and Toasted Dainties.
(c) Pink cupcakes and Peppermint Patties.
(d) Toasted Dainties and Lady Fingers.

2. In what color did Richard see the letter X in his mind?
(a) Midnight black.
(b) Dark brown.
(c) Burning orange.
(d) Emerald green.

3. What kind of style did the queen's secretary build his house in?
(a) English tudor.
(b) Tuscan.
(c) Greek.
(d) Belgian.

4. General Kutyna invited Richard to meet with him so they could discuss the relationship between NASA and what?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The White House officials.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Army.

5. How many people lost their lives on the space shuttle?
(a) Five.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eleven.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What accounted for the large gaps of time in the log that was kept by the man who took the temperature readings the morning of the launch?

3. When Arlene was in the hospital in Albuquerque, why did she have a little charcoal broiler in her room?

4. In Part 1: Hotel City, Richard mentions going on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland. What kind of handles did the big auditorium doors have?

5. Richard tells a story of his little boy saying that he could no longer say a particular word because his "word bag" had run out of that word. What word was it?

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