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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, "The Unscrewable Pooch".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the biggest practical joker among the volunteers?
(a) Pete Conrad.
(b) Wally Schirra.
(c) Gus Grissom.
(d) Alan Shepard.

2. What record does Bob White set during one of his X-15 flights?
(a) The new longest flight duration record.
(b) The new distance record.
(c) The new altitude record.
(d) The new speed record.

3. As a result of his record-setting flight, where does Bob White show up?
(a) On the cover of Newsweek magazine.
(b) On the cover of Life magazine.
(c) At the celebratory party at Pancho's.
(d) At Langley Air Force Base.

4. Who is known as the "king of the test fighter pilots"?
(a) Gus Grissom.
(b) Pete Conrad.
(c) Chuck Yeager.
(d) Jim Lovell.

5. Muroc Army Air Base is renamed in 1948. What is its new name?
(a) Edwards Air Force Base.
(b) Cape Canaveral.
(c) Kennedy Army Air Base.
(d) George Air Force Base.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he sits in the capsule waiting to be launched into space, what is Shepard most afraid of?

2. When Pete receives his top-secret orders, what is the project he is being asked to volunteer for?

3. How many test pilots are in the original group in Jacksonville?

4. Which one of the astronauts is selected for the first Mercury flight?

5. In what year does the story begin?

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