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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. Who runs the Fly Inn near Muroc Field?
(a) Amelia Earhart.
(b) Marcus Graves.
(c) Pancho Barnes.
(d) John Louis.

2. What is the most difficult routine in military flying?
(a) Instrument-only flying.
(b) All-weather flying.
(c) Carrier landings.
(d) Formation flying.

3. What is Chuck Yeager's signature flying move?
(a) Shooting straight up before leveling off.
(b) Pulling out of a steep dive just before crashing.
(c) A slow roll, sixty feet off the deck.
(d) He has no signature move.

4. Why are the wives calling each other at the beginning of the story?
(a) They are angry over a new testing policy for the pilots.
(b) They are sharing news of a new baby.
(c) They are planning a surprise party for the pilots.
(d) They are trying to figure out who's husband was killed.

5. What is the nickname given to Project Mercury by the top pilots at the base?
(a) Corpses in a Capsule.
(b) The Flying Chimpanzees.
(c) Monkeys in Space.
(d) Spam in a Can.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one sound that test pilots' wives are most afraid of?

2. When a pilot is in the air and looking down at the ground, what does he most often feel?

3. Who is in charge of testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

4. Why do the pilots report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

5. Why do the volunteers report to Lovelace?

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