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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. When a pilot is in the air and looking down at the ground, what does he most often feel?
(a) Like it's time to get back to base.
(b) Grateful he has the opportunity to fly.
(c) Superior to the people below.
(d) Airsick.

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

3. What does "pushing the outside of the envelope" refer to?
(a) The new US Postal Service's mailing requirements.
(b) The limits of a particular aircraft's performance.
(c) The farthest distance from the base a plane can fly without refueling.
(d) The least amount of sleep a test pilot needs before being considered safe to fly.

4. When the book begins, where is the Naval Air Station that Pete Conrad is stationed at?
(a) Florida.
(b) Texas.
(c) California.
(d) Nevada.

5. What is the biggest challenge of landing on a carrier ship?
(a) Because the plane has to lose altitude so quickly.
(b) Because carrier ship landings are never discussed before attempting.
(c) Because the ship is pitching and rolling in the sea.
(d) Because the grey of the ship makes it hard to spot in the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does the Army have with Yeager piloting the X-1?

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

3. How does Ted Whelan die?

4. What is the top speed attained during the October 14th flight?

5. What is the nightmare that Jane Conrad has repeatedly?

(see the answer key)

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