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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Meet the Press; Afterthoughts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose group did Richard spend most his time in?
(a) Mr. Acheson.
(b) Dr. Ride.
(c) General Kutyna.
(d) Mr. Sutter.

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

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

4. When Richard bought a new pen at a kiosk, he was given two copies of the receipt. Why did the receipt say it was necessary to keep it?
(a) To avoid paying US customs duties.
(b) To keep track of where the item was purchased.
(c) To show as proof as purchase.
(d) To keep as a souvenir.

5. In Part 1, Richard mentions an artist friend who stated that scientists take beautiful flowers apart and then the flowers become what?
(a) Deep.
(b) Dull.
(c) Broken.
(d) Scientific.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the paper located that had leaked the news that Richard had threatened to take his name off the report?

3. General Kutyna invited Richard to meet with him so they could discuss the relationship between NASA and what?

4. How does Richard describe how the shuttle gets into orbit?

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

(see the answer key)

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