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What does The Pilot's response to the counselor's question about guilt suggest? (from Part 5)

That on some level, The Pilot feels guilty that she feels so good about her job.

That on some level, The Pilot feels guilty about feeling bad about her job.

That on some level, The Pilot feels guilty about what she is doing.

That on some level, The Pilot feels guilty that she likes being at home more than she likes being a pilot.

What is the metaphoric implication of The Sensor’s comment that The Pilot stinks? (from Part 7)

That she has become a bad pilot.

That she has become corrupt.

That she has become a bad mother.

That she has become a traitor and informer.

Why is the term “Chair Force” significant? (from Part 2)

It is an ironic play on words: instead of flying a plane while sitting at a console at a military base (i.e. in the “Air Force”), she is directly flying a plane while sitting in a cockpit (i.e. in the “Chair Force”), The Pilot is indirectly flying in a plane while sitting at a console at a military base (i.e. in the “Chair Force”).

She feels that by becoming a mother, she is entering a phase of taking care of a baby in a high chair: the "Chair Force."

She feels that by getting married, she is going to have to spend her life getting her husband out of his chair: the "Chair Force."

It is an ironic play on words: instead of directly flying a plane while sitting in a cockpit (i.e. in the “Air Force”), The Pilot is indirectly flying in a plane while sitting at a console at a military base (i.e. in the “Chair Force”).

Why does The Pilot’s attempt to come up with her own version of clapping off the game fail? (from Part 4)

It is becoming increasingly difficult for her to separate her work life from Eric's work life.

It is becoming increasingly difficult for her to separate her work life from her home life.

She thinks she is fine, and does not need help.

She thinks it is a stupid idea.

What is ironic about The Pilot’s attempt to imagine getting “a thermal reading” on her family? (from Part 4)

Her family is dead, and she knows it; she has become disconnected from reality.

Her family is dead; she just has not realized it yet.

Her family is alive; the section’s previous reference to thermal readings was in relation to people who are dead.

Her family is alive in America; the section's previous reference to thermal readings was in relation to living Iraqis.