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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16 - "A Pretender - How One Fine Man is Ill-Used by Fate and Another Dares Deceive It".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days of searching have passed before O'Connor is located?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) Four days.
(d) One day.

2. Gann learns that in one day, how many planes are lost trying to fly over the Hump?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

3. What elevation must Gann reach to fly over the Hump?
(a) 16,000'.
(b) 32,000'.
(c) 14,000'.
(d) 20,000'.

4. Throughout the text, how does Gann seem to respond to this seniority number?
(a) He complains about his high number.
(b) He mourns for his low number.
(c) He dismisses the number altogether.
(d) He brags about his low number.

5. How does Gann describe his home in Brazil?
(a) Small but clean.
(b) Full of insects and vermin.
(c) Simple and neat.
(d) A big beach home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Moments after taking off from Steensville, what technical issue do Gann and his crew have to deal with?

2. What is McCabe assessing during the demonstration flight?

3. What are Gann and his co-pilot looking for by following the river through the jungles of South America?

4. How does the author describe South America's aviation facilities?

5. What is one thing that the seniority number determines?

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