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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. While Gann is straightening out the mess with the missing item in Wilkes-Barre, what is Ross doing?
(a) Helping Gann search for the missing item.
(b) Taking off without a co-pilot.
(c) Eating lunch.
(d) Taking a nap.

2. What were the deaths of the co-pilots and pilots who died during the DC-4 engine investigations attributed to?
(a) Bad wiring.
(b) Pilot error.
(c) Poor sparkplugs.
(d) Ice formations.

3. Which of the following tricks does Ross teach Gann for flying in severe weather?
(a) Night vision.
(b) Flying low and close to the ground.
(c) Flying high and above the weather.
(d) Positioning the seat for maximum visibility.

4. Which direction does Gann follow the river while flying over the trackless jungles of South America?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) West.

5. How many round trips per week will Gann be required to do at Newark?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 13.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gann when he first hears of the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor?

2. Initially, how does Gann view his new role flying on behalf of the military?

3. Where on the plane is the ominous shaking taking place on Gann's flight to Burbank?

4. Where is Gann's flight from Honolulu headed after landing in Burbank?

5. What happens to the new engines on Gann's DC-4A as they are flying from San Francisco?

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