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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What character traits does Gann seem to attribute to his fellow pilots?
2. How did Gann feel upon returning to his normal route after World War II?
3. What type of training does McIntosh provide?
4. When Gann corrects the plane's altitude, what happens?
5. In chapter 6, what does the reader learn about the need for pilots on Gann's route?
Short Essay Questions
1. While flying over the jungles of South America in search of an airport, what random decision do Gann and his co-pilot make, and what is the outcome?
2. What has caused Gann's oil line to erupt on his flight from Belem?
3. What is one thing Gann likes about the occasional long route from Newark to Chicago?
4. Gann is stationed in Maine as a civilian pilot. What does he do as a civilian pilot while stationed there?
5. What type of novel is "Fate Is the Hunter"?
6. How does Gann feel about flying the Douglas DC-2 and DC-3?
7. How is Ross viewed as a pilot by others on the route?
8. Briefly describe the near death situation Gann and his co-pilot Beattie faced as noted in the novel's prologue.
9. 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?
10. Over time, how does Ross begin to treat Gann?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Gann interacts with several characters throughout this novel. Choose one of the characters that Gann interacts with, and provide a short description of the relationship between Gann and this character. Why was this relationship important to the story? What role did this relationship play in Gann's life and, therefore, the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Gann uses descriptive language throughout his novel. Explain the importance of descriptive language in a novel and what the purpose of such writing is? Provide multiple examples of Gann's use of descriptive language in the novel and how it affected the way readers interpreted the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Setting is an important piece of a literary work. What is a setting? Why is setting essential to a novel? Explain why setting is important in "Fate Is the Hunter," and provide an example of the use of a setting in this novel.
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