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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 - "Tragedy and Escape - There is a Degree of Mercy Beyond Which Any Man is Rude to Inquire".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Robbins?
(a) Another instructor.
(b) The chief pilot.
(c) Gann's best friend.
(d) The airport coordinator and flight scheduler.

2. Which aircraft were the students primarily taught to fly?
(a) BC-4's and F27's.
(b) DC-2's and DC-3's.
(c) Tigers and BC-4's.
(d) 747's and DC-2's.

3. On Gann's flight with Hughen, the plane begins to ice up and quickly loses altitude and speed. What is Gann's reaction to this?
(a) He is concerned but confident.
(b) He is quickly frightened.
(c) He is not shaken at all.
(d) He is aloof.

4. How does Gann describe Ross' physical appearance?
(a) He is short and skinny.
(b) He is tall and rather round.
(c) He is dirty but strong.
(d) He is clean and powerfully built.

5. What does Gann glean in his time spent co-piloting with an array of different pilots?
(a) He learns that it is not that hard to be a pilot.
(b) He realizes that he misses Ross.
(c) He discovers that he has learned nothing from his time with them.
(d) He learns tricks from all of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Agra, Gann's plane was so overloaded, he almost what?

2. Which two pilots does Gann mention in chapter 7 have recently died in a crash?

3. In chapter 4, what do we learn has happened to Gann while flying with Ross?

4. How is Dudley described in the novel?

5. What is one thing that the seniority number determines?

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