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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. 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) 10 degrees.
(c) 25 degrees.
(d) 8 degrees.

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

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

4. The instruction manual to the device the ice crew used for measuring the temperatures said that the instrument must be out in the environment for at least how many minutes before using?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

5. What color was the sports car that was waiting for Richard outside the goodbye dinner?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the commission travel to to deliver their report to the president?

2. Richard asked to speak with engineers about the engines on the shuttle, and they explained what by saying it's a "pressure-induced vorticity oscillatory wa-wa"?

3. How much of a warning does the Houston center of communication need to tie in the shuttle with a specific place?

4. What lingo did Mr. Fichtel say was used when all the conditions are satisfied and "we're ready to move to the next phase of the operation"?

5. General Kutyna invited Richard to meet with him so they could discuss the relationship between NASA and what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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 Richard's reaction when someone on the staff brought him something to sign saying that his expenses were over the $75 a day?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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