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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 does Calvin buy at the store where he meets Deb in the Lower East Side in Chapter 1?
(a) Record albums.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Cassette tapes.
(d) Compact discs.

2. Who is the host of Shooting Stars, which appears in Chapter 2?
(a) Mae Carol Jemison.
(b) Grace Tucker.
(c) Kiara Samuel.
(d) Josh Farrow.

3. When does Cal's dad say they are moving in Chapter 3?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

4. By what train does Cal travel to the Lower East Side in Chapter 1?
(a) The Q train.
(b) The F train.
(c) The A train.
(d) The 7 train.

5. Who did Orpheus travel to Hades in order to save, according to Cal's dad in Chapter 9?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Athena.
(c) Eurydice.
(d) Eros.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Cal kiss that caused his romantic relationship with Deb to end?

2. Where did Cal first meet Deb?

3. What band does Cal listen to in order to drown out his parents' arguing in Chapter 2?

4. How long does Cal say it has been since his family moved in the opening of Chapter 13?

5. Who is being interviewed in the episode of Shooting Stars that appears at the end of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Cal at a community garden in Chapter 8?

2. Who does Cal interview at NASA in Chapter 12? Why does this become important?

3. What major event drives the action in Chapter 13?

4. Who is Jeremy and what role does he play in the novel?

5. How is the Orpheus project described in Chapter 1?

6. What item of clothing does Cal restrain from wearing in Texas on most occasions? Why?

7. Who is Mark Bannon in the novel?

8. How does Cal know Deb?

9. What are Cal's first impressions of Leon?

10. Why does Cal feel his family is inadequate as a NASA family?

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