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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "The Lab Rat".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one sound that test pilots' wives are most afraid of?
(a) The door bell.
(b) The sound of a plane's engine.
(c) The telephone.
(d) The church bells.

2. How many planes does a pilot have to shoot down in combat to be considered an "ace"?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

3. Complete this flying theorem: "There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines..."
(a) there are only pilots with the wrong stuff.
(b) if you follow the manuals, you will be fine.
(c) there are, however, dumb mistakes.
(d) just untimely tragedies.

4. When Jane Conrad realizes the cavalier manner in which the pilots discuss their killed comrades, what does she liken their discussion to?
(a) Sports.
(b) Debates.
(c) Lectures.
(d) Politics.

5. What state is Chuck Yeager from?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Florida.
(d) Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who originally pilots the X-1 aircraft?

2. Who is known as the "king of the test fighter pilots"?

3. In what year does the story begin?

4. Who runs the Fly Inn near Muroc Field?

5. What are the pilots known by at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

(see the answer key)

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