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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. Whose idea was it to put a teacher into space?
(a) The president of the United States.
(b) NASA.
(c) Thiokol.
(d) Caltech.

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

3. Mr. Ullian calculated how much of a chance of failure?
(a) 1 percent.
(b) 1/2 percent.
(c) 1/8 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

4. When Richard went to a local hardware store, what does he buy besides some pliers and a small C-clamp?
(a) Some wire.
(b) Two screwdrivers.
(c) Some safety glasses.
(d) A hammer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Check Six, Richard states that "tomorrow at 6:15" they were going to be briefed and go by special airplane to where?

2. 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?

3. What day of the week was the report released to the public?

4. Who headed the design, development, and production panel of the commission?

5. Richard states in Check Six, that his name was in the newspaper every day as a result of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. When Richard left the meeting with engineers discussing the shuttle engines, what was the definite impression that he had about their situation?

4. What was the commission originally going to do when they first arrived in Florida, and why was it changed?

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

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

7. What does Richard say about seeing a congressman give his opinion on something?

8. Richard received a call from General Kutyna one day telling him that he had some urgent news for him. What was the urgent news that General Kutyna was referring to?

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

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

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