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What is the setting of the movie?

• Richmond, Virginia 
• Coalwood, West Virginia 
• Tampa, Flordia
• Houston, Texas

What was the name of the main character in the movie?

• Chris Owen
• Homer Hickam Jr
• Quentin Davis
• Charlie Conway

What happened to the first rocket Homer and his friends launched?

• It blew up and wrecked the fence

• It traveled 5 miles

• It disappeared into the sky

What was the event that inspired Homer and his friends to build rockets?

• He learned about space in science 
• President Kennedy was assinated
• Sputnik, the first satellite was launched into space
• They wanted to blow up stuff

What country developed the first orbiting satellite?

• USA

• Canada

• England

• Soviet Union

What was the name of the first satellite that orbited in space?

• Hubble

• Sputnik

• Kalashnikov

• Apollo

Coal mining is a dangerous job because

• Work underground is dark and air quality is poor

• Many miners develop lung disease

• Mines collapse and explosives are dangerous

• All of the above

The coal miners belong to an organization dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all, called a

• Labor Union

• Rights Commission

• Workers Committee

• Bargaining Administration

Industrial workers like coal miners formed national labor unions in the late 1800's mainly because of

• capitalism's support of the individual worker

• laws restricting immigration

• poor working conditions and low wages

• controlled labor empowers companies to make even higher profits

Homers father's position on labor and workers, as a representative of the company is that

• The unions fight for the rights of the common man

• Unions are necessary because companies exploit workers

• The unions are full of selfish complainers who should be grateful they have any job at all

• Unions protect the economy like the government should have