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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lingo did Mr. Fichtel say was used when all the conditions are satisfied and "we're ready to move to the next phase of the operation"?
(a) All systems go.
(b) Go for it.
(c) Take the road.
(d) The light is green.

2. What was the name of Richard's cousin whom he says educated him about the press?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Frances.

3. Where was the paper located that had leaked the news that Richard had threatened to take his name off the report?
(a) Houston.
(b) Washington.
(c) Miami.
(d) Orlando.

4. Who were the two beautiful blondes who were inside the sports car waiting outside the goodbye dinner?
(a) General Kutyna's daughters.
(b) Richard's daughters.
(c) College students.
(d) Reporters.

5. What job did the head of the investigation commission have that made Richard feel sorry for him?
(a) He was vice president to President Nixon.
(b) He was speaker of the House of Representatives.
(c) He was secretary of state for President Nixon.
(d) He was the secretary of defense for President Nixon.

6. Where was the press conference going to be held that Richard had his secretary set up for Tuesday?
(a) Houston.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington.
(d) Caltech.

7. What appeared a few seconds before the main fuel tank exploded?
(a) A flame.
(b) A puff of smoke.
(c) An empty hole in the shuttle.
(d) A leak of fuel.

8. In Fantastic Figures, what was the name of the Thiokol manager who testified at a meeting of the commission?
(a) Mr. Robinson.
(b) Mr. Hollings.
(c) Mr. Lund.
(d) Mr. Rogers.

9. After the meeting that the commission attended when they first arrived in Florida finished, where did they go next?
(a) To Kennedy Space Center.
(b) To a local bar.
(c) To a dinner set up by Mr. Rogers.
(d) To their hotel room.

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

11. What was the name of the seals expert who talked to Richard?
(a) Mr. Weeks.
(b) Mr. Walters.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) Mr. Richards.

12. 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 Army.
(d) The Air Force.

13. Where did commission member Al Keel come from?
(a) The White House.
(b) New York City.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Thiokol.

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

15. Richard states in Check Six, that his name was in the newspaper every day as a result of what?
(a) Being related to a writer for the newspaper.
(b) Being straight.
(c) Him being nice to the reporters.
(d) Having a likeable face.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the ceremony held where the commission delivered its report to the president?

2. When Richard went to NASA to learn about the shuttle, the first briefer told him about the whole shuttle except for what part?

3. When Charlie Stevenson was explaining the temperatures before the launch, how low of a temperature did his crew get a reading of?

4. When Richard and the other members of the investigation commission get to Florida they were originally going to go around Kennedy Space Center, but what happened first?

5. As range safety officer at Kennedy Space Center, what did Mr. Ullian have to decide?

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