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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Margaret join the Army?
(a) January 1945.
(b) June 1943.
(c) January 1944.
(d) June 1944.

2. What time did the Gremlin Special crash?
(a) Shortly after 4 P.M.
(b) Shortly after 5 P.M.
(c) Shortly after 3 P.M.
(d) Shortly after 6 P.M.

3. How long before the crash did Nicholson learn to fly?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 years.
(d) 3 years.

4. How many women died in WWII by the time of the Gremlin Special crash?
(a) 569.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Several hundreds.
(d) Tens.

5. What did Richard Archbold learn upon his return from Madagascar?
(a) That his father died.
(b) That his father was ruined.
(c) That the war broke out.
(d) That an expedition to New Guinea wanted him.

6. How far from the wreck was the cliff according to Chapter 6?
(a) 320 feet.
(b) 120 feet.
(c) 220 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

7. What did McCollom compare the slow pace of their trek to the clearing?
(a) Like swimming eyes closed.
(b) Like swiming in honey.
(c) As swimming with a lead chain.
(d) Like swimming on the back.

8. How old was Margaret's mother when she died?
(a) 55.
(b) 35.
(c) 75.
(d) 25.

9. What injury did McCollom sustain while carrying Eleanor?
(a) A broken arm.
(b) A broken pelvis.
(c) A broken rib.
(d) A broken hand.

10. What was Myron Grimes' rank?
(a) Major.
(b) Captain.
(c) Colonel.
(d) General.

11. How many reporters were taken on a tour of the Hidden Valley before writing an article about it?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

12. How old was Margaret at the time of the crash?
(a) 30.
(b) 21.
(c) 29.
(d) 26.

13. When did Helen's husband die?
(a) 6 months prior to the crash.
(b) 8 months prior to the crash.
(c) 18 months prior to the crash.
(d) 12 months prior to the crash.

14. Who went to the home of Patrick Hastings in Chapter 1?
(a) A pastor.
(b) A USPS messenger.
(c) A Western Union messenger.
(d) An Army Messenger.

15. What was the designation of the Liberator bombers?
(a) B-24.
(b) B-17.
(c) B-52.
(d) B-29.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Prossen officially label the flights above Shangri-La?

2. How big is New Guinea?

3. How long did Margaret spend in basic training?

4. When was "The Gremlins" written?

5. What did Margaret have trouble admitting?

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