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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. In which of the following countries does Marian make a logbook entry?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Botswana.
(c) Malawi.
(d) Namibia.

2. At what age does Cochrane become pregnant?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

3. To what kind of shrub does Jamie compare Marian and Caleb’s relationship?
(a) Witch hazel.
(b) Blackberry.
(c) Viburnum.
(d) Arbor vitae.

4. Marian buys a ticket to which of the following towns while en route to Vancouver by train?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) San Diego.

5. The novel glosses the world “polynya” as which of the following?
(a) Gap in the ice where whales breathe.
(b) Gap in the ice where people die.
(c) Gap in the clouds where the sun shines.
(d) Gap in the water where ice floats.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does Marian compare herself?

2. Which of the following does Jamie see in Woodland Park?

3. What type of plane does Marian buy in Alaska?

4. Which ship delivers the Graves family to safety?

5. For a library in what town does Jamie accept a commission?

Short Essay Questions

1. What hinders Jamie’s initial search for work in Seattle?

2. What insight into fear does Hadley report having from playing Marian?

3. What reasons are given for the ATA not teaching flight by instrumentation?

4. What difference does Hugo note between playing a person and playing a fictional character?

5. What response does Marian give to Ruth’s question about why people in Britain do not cry?

6. Why is the Spitfire argued to be a feminine plane?

7. Why are women prohibited from flying Class VI planes?

8. How does Barclay die?

9. What is the initial direction in Hadley’s script?

10. What reasons are offered for Alaskans’ acceptance of Marian after years of her masquerade under another identity?

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