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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What temperature did the Thiokol engineers tell NASA the shuttle shouldn't fly below?
(a) 53 degrees.
(b) 92 degrees.
(c) 35 degrees.
(d) 29 degrees.

2. In Check Six, Richard states that "tomorrow at 6:15" they were going to be briefed and go by special airplane to where?
(a) Texas.
(b) New York City.
(c) Thiokol.
(d) Kennedy Space Center.

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

4. The temperature was measured in the air, the rocket, the ground, the ice, and even a puddle of slush with what in it?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Antifreeze.
(c) Oil.
(d) Salt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Richard state couldn't say everything that they wanted to because they still worked for NASA?

2. Who was the head of the investigation commission of the Challenger accident?

3. Who was the intermediary between Rogers, Keel, and Richard?

4. What chapter of the commission's report did Richard's group do their main work on?

5. What is the name of Richard's sister's son that he mentions in Check Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. If a section of the shuttle needed to be reshaped a little bit and the hanging method had already been used, what method would then be used?

2. After Richard was done speaking to General Kutyna at the Pentagon, what did he do for the rest of the day?

3. When Richard had his press conference at Caltech, what did he find himself telling reporters over and over?

4. What was Richard's reaction when the reporters told him that he could just say, "not for attribution"?

5. Why are the brakes on the shuttle controlled by the computers instead of the astronauts?

6. Where did Richard go when he excused himself from the rest of the guided tour of the Kennedy Space Center?

7. In the beginning of Check Six, how does Richard explain how he felt about the press?

8. What was the main thing Richard said he learned during the first official meeting of the commission?

9. What did Mr. Rogers say to members of the commission about being careful with "these people, whose careers depend on us"?

10. Which two groups did Richard spend his time helping, and which group was the one that he helped the most during the investigation?

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