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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the mystery man on board the plane?
(a) Wyland Sanders
(b) Hugh Conway
(c) Henry D. Barnard, an American
(d) Charles Mallinson

2. After leaving the airport, where do Rutherford and Green go?
(a) to a Buddhist temple
(b) to Rutherford's hotel room
(c) to book a flight for Preshawar
(d) to the British Embassy

3. What does Sanders say happened that has never been explained?
(a) a plane with three passengers disappeared
(b) it snowed in Baskul the day the planes left
(c) a strange Tibetan monk got on one plane
(d) one of the planes could not get off the ground

4. How does Conway get away from Rutherford in Honolulu?
(a) he gets a job on a whaling ship out of Japan
(b) he joins the crew of a banana boat going south to Fiji
(c) he stowes away on a ship returning to China
(d) he jumps ship and goes into hiding

5. What does Mallison insist about the flight?
(a) that the plane will be late
(b) that they are bucking a headwind
(c) that the seats are uncomfortable
(d) that the pilot is going off course

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Rutherford found Conway?

2. What is Captain Charles Mallinson's position?

3. As the plane continues on its odd course, what does Conway do?

4. What do Green, Rutherford, and Tertius have in common?

5. Why are the British evacuating white residents from Baskul to Peshawar?

(see the answer key)

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