What important event was everyone talking about at the beginning of the story?, A new television show, A trip around the world, A new NASA building, The first Moon landing, When did the Moon landing take place?, June 20, 1969, July 20, 1969, June 21, 1968, July 20, 1970, What had President Kennedy promised?, To put a man on the Moon before the end of the decade, To build a city on the Moon, To travel to Mars before 1970, To send a woman into space, Why was Sally especially interested in NASA?, She wanted to be a scientist., Her father worked for NASA., Math and science were her favorite subjects., Her school was next to NASA., Who was Sally’s twin brother?, Aldrin, Tommy, Neil, John, What did Tommy and Jeff pretend to do?, Work at Mission Control, Build a spacecraft, Fly through space, Walk on the Moon, What did Sally hope she could do in the future?, Become a television actress, Become the first woman on Mars, Become a newscaster, Work at NASA, What did the astronauts do on the Moon?, They collected rocks and did experiments., They planted trees., They stayed inside the spacecraft the whole time., They built a house., Approximately how far is the Moon from Earth according to the story?, 24,000 miles, 240,000 miles, 158,000 miles, 76,000 miles, What was the surface of the Moon like?, Like powder, Wet and muddy, Hard like rock everywhere, Covered with ice, What famous words did Neil Armstrong say?, “We are going home.”, “The Eagle has landed.”, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”, “Welcome to the Moon.”, Who was the first astronaut to step onto the Moon?, Buzz Aldrin, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Neil Armstrong, Why did Sally continue watching after Tommy went to bed?, She was waiting for dinner., She wanted to watch another TV program., Her parents told her she couldn't sleep., She wanted to see the astronauts walk on the Moon., What did Tommy think about Mission Control?, It was easy to understand., It was boring because it was mostly beeps and numbers., It was frightening., It was exciting., Why was walking on the Moon difficult?, There were many rocks everywhere., The Moon was very hot., Gravity was different and their suits were heavy., The astronauts were tired., What did people do when they heard, “The Eagle has landed”?, They clapped and cheered., They left the room., They went to sleep., They turned off the TV., What happened when Mission Control was about to turn blue?, Everyone became frightened., The television stopped working., The spacecraft lost its engine., The astronauts returned to Earth., Approximately how fast was the spacecraft traveling at one point?, 240,000 miles per hour, 3,158 feet per second, 760 feet per second, 76 feet per second, What did Sally’s mother explain about communication in space?, Astronauts didn't communicate with Earth., There was no camera crew in space., NASA used newspapers to communicate., Astronauts could use normal telephones., Why was it sometimes difficult to understand the astronauts?, They were using another language., They were speaking very quietly., The television was broken., Their voices were coming from thousands of miles away.

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