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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What astronaut in the mid-60s made a comment about sending women to space rather than chimpanzees?
2. Where does Carmela say her parents immigrated to the U.S. from?
3. Why does Deb say she moved in Chapter 21?
4. Who is the autographed portrait of that Cal describes his father taking out from storage in Chapter 17?
5. What space movie does Cal reference in the beginning of Chapter 17?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the Shooting Stars episodes begin to change in tone by Chapter 18?
2. What does Cal decide to do in order to reconcile with Deb in Chapter 22? Why does he change his mind?
3. Who is interviewed on Shooting Stars in the end of Chapter 20? How does the interview end?
4. How is Cal's fame described on the Shooting Stars finale in Chapter 21?
5. How does Cal's father describe the political views of those against funding for the Orpheus project in Chapter 19?
6. What launch does Cal go to observe in Chapter 18? Why is it important?
7. What is revealed about the hiring of Cal's father on the Shooting Stars finale in Chapter 21?
8. Who does Cal interview first at NASA in Chapter 24? What does this character talk about?
9. What cassette tape does Cal find in his room in Chapter 25? What does it signify?
10. Give a brief description of Apollo 13 and discuss why it is referenced in the book.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the characters or Josh and Kiara in the novel. What do these characters represent symbolically? In what ways do they serve as antagonists in the story? How do these characters evolve?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Cal's actions against StarWatch in The Gravity of Us. Why does Cal take offense at StarWatch and the way the network portrays the astronauts and their families? Who does Cal solicit to help him expose StarWatch? What becomes of StarWatch at the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss Cal's character arc in The Gravity of Us. How does Cal change from the beginning of the novel to the end? What events and characters evoke these changes? How has Cal's perspective evolved in the course of the story?
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