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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. During what month did Richard travel to give the report to the president of the United States?
(a) July.
(b) April.
(c) May.
(d) June.

2. What color of cover did the report the commission actually have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

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

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

5. Whose group was present when Richard showed up at the Johnson Space Center in Houston?
(a) Dr. Ride's group.
(b) General Kutyna's group.
(c) Mr. Acheson's group.
(d) Mr. Sutter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who headed the pre-launch activities group of the commission?

2. What was the name of the seals expert who talked to Richard?

3. After Richard got off the red-eye flight to Washington, what hotel did he check in to?

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

5. What does the last computer have a program or programs for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. What did one of the reporters from the MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour say to Richard that provided an "out" for the situation he put himself in by mistakenly providing the reporters with a copy of his report?

9. 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?

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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