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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. Who is the blurry recording of that is featured on the Shooting Stars finale in Chapter 21?
(a) Donna Szleifer.
(b) Todd Collins.
(c) Mark Bannon.
(d) Grace Turner.

2. What model of spacecraft does Cal describe his father taking out from storage in Chapter 17?
(a) The Challenger.
(b) The Apollo 11.
(c) The Orpheus I.
(d) The Apollo 8.

3. One in how many Texans are immigrants, according to Carmela in Chapter 24?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

4. Why does Cal's dad say the Republicans were against the Orpheus funding in Chapter 19?
(a) It would pull from the infrastructure budget.
(b) It would pull from the military's budget.
(c) It would pull from the healthcare budget.
(d) They feared NASA would take funds from education and social programs.

5. What season and episode of Shooting Stars appears in the end of Chapter 18?
(a) Season 2; Episode 11.
(b) Season 1; Episode 4.
(c) Season 1; Episode 10.
(d) Season 2; Episode 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many antennae does Kyle say he has designed before in Chapter 24?

2. What does Cal suggest Deb do for income in Chapter 27?

3. With whom does Cal's dad regularly carpool to work?

4. What state is U.S. Representative Halima Ali said to represent in Chapter 23?

5. Who coded the link on Cal's channel to assist viewers in sharing the videos and contacting representatives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Cal and his mother go to the Tucker house in Chapter 14?

2. What does Cal do in Chapter 15 to "out" StarWatch?

3. How do the Shooting Stars episodes begin to change in tone by Chapter 18?

4. Who is the guest on the Shooting Stars' online content featured at the end of Chapter 23? What is the interview about?

5. What does Cal's mom say to him about fixing people or situations in Chapter 25?

6. What does Kiara reveal on the Shooting Stars finale in Chapter 21?

7. Who does Cal interview second at NASA in Chapter 24? What does this interview reveal?

8. How have Deb's circumstances changed in Chapter 21?

9. What does Kiara say to Cal at the airport in Chapter 18?

10. Who is interviewed on Shooting Stars in the end of Chapter 20? How does the interview end?

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