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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Richard's sister's son that he mentions in Check Six?
(a) Jeffery.
(b) Wayne.
(c) Hardy.
(d) Chuck.

2. How many days did the chairman of the committee tell everyone it would take to complete the investigation?
(a) 210.
(b) 160.
(c) 120.
(d) 90.

3. What day of the week did the commission deliver their report to the president of the United States?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Wednesday.

4. Who was the head of the investigation commission of the Challenger accident?
(a) William P. Rogers.
(b) Dick Davies.
(c) Al Hibbs.
(d) William Graham.

5. Instead of the NASA building being on 8th Street as had been written, what street was it actually located on?
(a) 9th Street.
(b) Hay Street.
(c) I Street.
(d) H Street.

6. Where did General Kutyna invite Richard to come on a Wednesday when the commission had nothing to do?
(a) The CIA.
(b) The Capitol building.
(c) The White House.
(d) The Pentagon.

7. Who in Richard's group was extremely good at writing?
(a) Richard, himself.
(b) Sally Ride.
(c) General Kutyna.
(d) Neil Armstrong.

8. When General Kutyna and Richard left the room where they were discussing the shuttle, how many generals were waiting to use the room?
(a) Five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

9. Who does Richard state couldn't say everything that they wanted to because they still worked for NASA?
(a) Sally Ride.
(b) William Rogers.
(c) William Graham.
(d) General Kutyna.

10. How many computers does the shuttle have on board?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

11. Who was in charge of the mission planning and operations group?
(a) Mr. Sutter.
(b) General Kutyna.
(c) Mr. Rogers.
(d) Dr. Ride.

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

13. What happens when a shuttle reaches 4,000 feet before landing?
(a) Someone on the ground lowers the landing gear.
(b) The pilot pushes a button to lower the landing gear.
(c) The computer lowers the landing gear.
(d) The shuttle computer decides whether to lower the landing gear or not.

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

15. Besides a bull in a china shop, what animal does Richard say suited him more?
(a) An elephant.
(b) An ant.
(c) A mouse.
(d) An ox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What appeared a few seconds before the main fuel tank exploded?

2. What color was the sports car that was waiting for Richard outside the goodbye dinner?

3. Whose idea was it to put a teacher into space?

4. Who was the former director of NASA who was removed from his job pending an investigation?

5. Who served as vice-chairman on the investigation committee to the Challenger accident?

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