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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the airline industry due to the wartime economy?
(a) The airline industry declines.
(b) The airline industry grows.
(c) The airline industry remains static.
(d) The airline industry outsources work.

2. In what other war, besides World War II, did Ernest fly?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The Persian Gulf War.
(c) The Battle of the Bulge.
(d) The Korean War.

3. Where does Gann mention the technician looks for the missing item when they are in Wilkes-Barre?
(a) The food storage area.
(b) The overhead bin.
(c) Under Gann's seat.
(d) The tail compartment.

4. What is the main load on the cargo planes that Gann pilots for the military when he first begins flying on their behalf?
(a) Canned food.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Equipment for the U.S. Armed Forces.
(d) Passengers on commercial flights.

5. What type of aircraft does Gann think is a cantankerous and difficult machine?
(a) The 747.
(b) The DC-2.
(c) The BC-4.
(d) The DC-3.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 6, what does the reader learn about the need for pilots on Gann's route?

2. How does Ross seem to handle and respond to Gann's mistakes at Wilkes-Barre and various other stops on their first flight?

3. In chapter 6, how many pilots and co-pilots does Gann mention are killed in crashes?

4. While at Goose Bay, what locations does Gann realize will offer excellent staging areas during the war?

5. What type of airplanes do most of the students already know how to pilot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of Keim's characteristics and qualities?

2. Why does Gann appreciate his shorter AM-21 route?

3. How does Gann's crew recover their takeoff when the cargo that they are flying to Goose Bay causes the plane to nearly stall? What does Gann learn from this experience?

4. What does Gann do with the abandoned German plane that he locates in South America on his initial flight over there?

5. Briefly describe the near death situation Gann and his co-pilot Beattie faced as noted in the novel's prologue.

6. How does Gann feel about flying the Douglas DC-2 and DC-3?

7. Upon landing with his cargo at Goose Bay, what do Gann and his crew discover?

8. How does Gann describe Ross?

9. What are some responsibilities that Gann will be doing while flying at Newark?

10. Trying to redeem himself for his landing in Syracuse, how does Gann handle his job raising the landing gear from Ross during the next takeoff?

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