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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 - "Fortune - Where is the Man Who Survives Without...".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piloting tasks does Ross trust his co-pilots with that most other pilots do not?
(a) Landings and takeoffs.
(b) Delivering the mail at stops.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Talking over the intercom.

2. Which of the following topics does Gann not ponder while flying from Goose Bay to Greenland?
(a) Beauty of nature.
(b) The idea of a soul mate.
(c) Feelings of loneliness.
(d) Human trust.

3. What weather patterns and geography does Gann note in chapter 14 that he and other pilots have come to know?
(a) South American.
(b) Global.
(c) European.
(d) Regional.

4. Heavy with fuel and equipment, what is the mph Gann's plane averages on the way to Greenland?
(a) 515 mph.
(b) 115 mph.
(c) 1,500 mph.
(d) 1,005 mph.

5. Towards the end of the novel, Gann notes that he is transferred back to Natal and has managed to log how much flying time?
(a) 5,972 hours, 40 minutes.
(b) 2,598 hours, 38 minutes.
(c) 4,627 hours, 29 minutes.
(d) 5,622 hours, 39 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. While at Goose Bay, what locations does Gann realize will offer excellent staging areas during the war?

2. What type of pilot is Ross considered by other pilots and Gann?

3. What does Ross do as Gann repeatedly makes the same mistakes?

4. Which of the following tricks does Ross teach Gann for flying in severe weather?

5. What dangerous mishap happens seconds after Gann takes off in a Douglas C-54 in Chapter 14?

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