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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. Who was the former director of NASA who was removed from his job pending an investigation?

2. Mr. Ullian calculated how much of a chance of failure?

3. Who served as vice-chairman on the investigation committee to the Challenger accident?

4. What color of cover did the report the commission actually have?

5. The meeting that the commission attended when they first arrived in Florida lasted until when?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. What was the main thing Richard said he learned during the first official meeting of the commission?

6. Who does Richard describe in Meet The Press as working "like demons" and why were they working "like demons"?

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

8. Richard received a call from General Kutyna one day telling him that he had some urgent news for him. What was the urgent news that General Kutyna was referring to?

9. When Richard had his press conference at Caltech, what did he find himself telling reporters over and over?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the events of the O-ring ice water demonstration that Richard performs at one of the meetings of the commission. What objects did Richard need to complete this demonstration and why did he need those particular objects?

Essay Topic 2

Describe one of your favorite individuals in the book. Expound on their characteristics and values that you find intriguing. Describe what their importance in the book was.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think of the way that Richard Feynman wrote this book? Did you enjoy learning about his life as a child and teenager? What story did you enjoy most about his life in Part 1 of the book? What story did enjoy most in Part 2 of the book? Describe your favorite parts in detail using specific information from the book to support your answers.

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