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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Lindbergh and his flight team waiting for before he took off?
(a) Official clearance.
(b) Good weather.
(c) Permission to land in Paris.
(d) News about Lindbergh's mother's health.

2. Where did Lindbergh want to put the fuel tank?
(a) Behind the engine.
(b) Beneath the pilot.
(c) In the wing.
(d) Behind the pilot.

3. What kind of celebration was Lindbergh treated to in New York?
(a) A christening at a new airport.
(b) A dance party.
(c) A ticker tape parade.
(d) An honorary doctorate.

4. Why were lessons few and far between at the Ray Page's Flying School?
(a) Page was always traveling around looking for schemes for making money.
(b) Page had been spooked when he saw a friend die in a plane crash.
(c) Page had difficulty keeping his craft in flying condition.
(d) Page was an alcoholic, and his flying days were few and far between.

5. Where was C.A. Lindbergh's mother's house?
(a) Little Falls, Minnesota.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Little Falls, Colorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who built The Spirit of St. Louis?

2. What does Lindbergh say about reporters in chapter 5?

3. How much was Lindbergh estimated to have earned as a result of his transatlantic flight?

4. What does Denenberg say Lindbergh received in the mail after returning to the U.S.?

5. How did Lindbergh keep track of fuel consumption on his flight to Paris?

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