 How does Terry's mother's description of her son not match the reporter's preconceived image?
What could she say when the suave young man came up to her and said, "We want you to know that we're all very proud of your boy up there, ma'am, and we hope you'll do us the honor of answering a few questions." According to the time table the general had outlined in his first telegram, Terry's first Tuesday night passage wasn't due to occur till 9:05. Some of them were blue and some were red, others were yellow ... Tremulously she faced the southern horizon ... and saw her Terry appear in his shining chariot, riding up the star-pebbled path of his orbit, a star in his own right, dropping swiftly now, down, down, and out of sight beyond the dark wheeling mass of the Earth ...
 He is reserved and has difficulty making friends
 He is reserved and has difficulty making friends  He is an average American boy  He did not perform well in school  He preferred athletics over academics