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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lindbergh's policy about a parachute on the transatlantic flight?
(a) He carried a very lightweight parachute.
(b) He carried a life raft instead.
(c) He had a parachute built for the plane in case of failure.
(d) He did not carry one.

2. Where did Charles Lindbergh work as a teenager?
(a) At an ice distribution warehouse.
(b) At an airport.
(c) On a farm.
(d) At a motorcycle factory.

3. What decision did C.A. Lindbergh and his wife make for the sake of his career?
(a) To move to Washington D.C.
(b) To start a family.
(c) Not to have any more children.
(d) Not to divorce.

4. When were the contents of chapter 5 written?
(a) After the flight to Paris.
(b) Before the flight to Paris.
(c) It is not certain when they were composed.
(d) In the air to Paris.

5. What was the reaction to Lindbergh's transatlantic flight?
(a) He became a pariah.
(b) He became a hermit.
(c) He became a controversial figure.
(d) He became a celebrity.

6. How does Denenberg explain Lindbergh's feelings about his nickname?
(a) He felt that his sense of humor had been misrepresented.
(b) He felt that planning, not luck, had explained his success.
(c) He felt like it was a caricature but it was all the media needed to see.
(d) He felt like he was being celebrated for the wrong trait.

7. Where did Lindbergh greet a crowd after sleeping in Paris?
(a) Le Bourget.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) The U.S. Embassy.
(d) The Eiffel Tower.

8. What did Lindbergh fly without, on his transatlantic flight?
(a) A rudder.
(b) A wristwatch.
(c) A fuel gauge.
(d) A log book.

9. What limitation would Lindbergh's placement for the fuel tank introduce?
(a) Increased drag.
(b) Increased weight.
(c) Reduced forward vision.
(d) Increased danger of fire.

10. What does Lindbergh say about reporters in chapter 5?
(a) He thanks them for making him a celebrity.
(b) He expresses annoyance.
(c) He expresses bewilderment about their desire to write lies.
(d) He wishes they would take more care about facts.

11. What does chapter 5 consist of?
(a) Denenberg's dramatization.
(b) Lindbergh's journal.
(c) Denenberg's speculations.
(d) Lindbergh's letters.

12. What did Lindbergh feel about his nickname?
(a) He hated it.
(b) He adopted it himself.
(c) He hid behind it.
(d) He resisted it.

13. Where did Charles Lindbergh get formal education in flying?
(a) Flying with Erold Bahl.
(b) The Army Air Service.
(c) Ray Page's Flying School.
(d) Flying with Shorty Lynch.

14. Who was Erold Bahl?
(a) A mechanic.
(b) A war pilot.
(c) A barnstormer.
(d) A teacher at Ray Page's Flying School.

15. What would Charles Lindbergh do for Erold Bahl?
(a) Keep his plane in good condition.
(b) Teach his lessons.
(c) Keep his accounts.
(d) Walk on the wings of flying planes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was 'the Lindy'?

2. What did Lindbergh see in the cockpit in the 22nd hour?

3. What does Denenberg say Lindbergh felt about camera men?

4. What happened to The Spirit of St. Louis after Lindbergh landed?

5. Where did C.A. Lindbergh come to the U.S. from?

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