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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How is O'Connor's lost flight located?
(a) By advanced radar.
(b) By radio beacon.
(c) Through Morse code.
(d) By flares.
2. Where is Gann's flight from Honolulu headed after landing in Burbank?
(a) Oakland.
(b) San Jose.
(c) Portland.
(d) Ontario.
3. At the very end of the novel, the reader learns that Gann has logged nearly how many flight hours?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 10,000.
4. Upon arrival in Iceland, the British Air Force tells Gann what action saved his plane from being found by enemy fighters?
(a) Their covert radio signals.
(b) Their very low approach.
(c) Their silent landing.
(d) Their climb to 11,000 feet.
5. Which notable military leader does Gann have the honor of flying?
(a) Captain John Dubois.
(b) General Mark Clark.
(c) General Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) Lieutenant Mark McAllister.
6. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the new C-87 as compared to the C-47?
(a) Two engines.
(b) Better fuel capacity.
(c) An increased cruising range.
(d) A greater cargo capacity.
7. What weather patterns and geography does Gann note in chapter 14 that he and other pilots have come to know?
(a) Regional.
(b) European.
(c) South American.
(d) Global.
8. What elevation must Gann reach to fly over the Hump?
(a) 16,000'.
(b) 14,000'.
(c) 32,000'.
(d) 20,000'.
9. Because of his engine troubles, what must Gann do with his DC-4A in Chapter 17?
(a) Crash land in a nearby field.
(b) Land early at LAX.
(c) Crash land in the Pacific Ocean.
(d) Return to San Francisco.
10. Initially, how does Gann view his new role flying on behalf of the military?
(a) He finds it too boring.
(b) He finds it too strict.
(c) He enjoys the freedom of it.
(d) He misses being a commercial pilot.
11. What does Gann note "saved the day" when his Douglas C-54 has technical issues, causing a potentially life threatening situation?
(a) The engineers' skills.
(b) His proximity to the runway.
(c) The plane's wingspan.
(d) His flying ability.
12. What causes O'Connor's flight to be lost in Chapter 11?
(a) The flight is lost due to poor weather and ice.
(b) Poor navigational tools caused the flight to be lost.
(c) An enemy plane has shot down the flight.
(d) O'Connor fell asleep while flying, and the flight was lost.
13. What dangerous mishap happens seconds after Gann takes off in a Douglas C-54 in Chapter 14?
(a) The landing gear will not retract.
(b) The cabin depressurizes.
(c) One of the wings loses a flap.
(d) Three engines begin to misfire.
14. Gann performs a personal inspection of his plane during a flight from Honolulu to Burbank and decides that the vibration is what?
(a) Is just turbulence.
(b) Is coming from a loose seat.
(c) Is very serious.
(d) Is not serious.
15. Gann begins flying for a new airline run by a man named Nelson. Where does this airline fly?
(a) South Africa.
(b) The Middle East.
(c) Western Europe.
(d) The South Pacific.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Gann locates O'Connor's flight in Chapter 12, what is done?
2. An inspector administers a flight test for Dudley. What does the inspector do after the test?
3. With a fire in the plane, Gann knows he must try to land. What does he see that overjoys him as he tries to land?
4. What is the name of the pilot that Gann meets toward the end of the novel who holds seniority number 1?
5. In chapter 14, which flight schoolmate of Gann's does the reader learn is killed in a flight accident?
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