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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 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?
(a) The times that he had to go to the bathroom.
(b) The times that he had to check on something else on the launch pad.
(c) The times he was phoning in to the launch station.
(d) The times he climbed up and down the launch tower.

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

3. How does Richard describe how the shuttle gets into orbit?
(a) By the crew all pushing a button.
(b) Automatically.
(c) By someone on the ground controlling the rocket.
(d) By one of the crew members pussing one button.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard went to a local hardware store, what does he buy besides some pliers and a small C-clamp?

2. How much money was Richard allowed per day for hotel and food?

3. Whose group did Richard spend most his time in?

4. When General Kutyna and Richard left the room where they were discussing the shuttle, how many generals were waiting to use the room?

5. Mr. Ullian calculated how much of a chance of failure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Richard's impression about what was going to happen with the commission getting together at one point?

2. What was the rumor as to why NASA tried to make the shuttle fly in spite of the cold?

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

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

5. Why did Richard decide it would be a good idea to fly to Washington on Tuesday even though he wasn't needed for the first meeting with the commission until Wednesday?

6. What did the JPL engineers tell Richard that some of the people that worked on the engines always did on each flight?

7. Who does Richard describe in Meet The Press as working "like demons" and why were they working "like demons"?

8. The shuttle's computers don't have enough memory to hold all the programs for the whole flight, so what has to happen?

9. How did General Kutyna describe the "check six" rule to Richard?

10. When the astronauts know where they're supposed to land, they have to push one of three buttons. What are these buttons for?

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