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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. When Gann discovers that his demonstration flight will be on a DC-2, how does he feel?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is dismayed.
(c) He is upset but pretends he is happy.
(d) He is indifferent.

2. When the missing item cannot be located in Wilkes-Barre, what happens to the flight?
(a) Nothing, everything is fine and on time.
(b) The flight is redirected to another route.
(c) The flight is delayed.
(d) The rest of the flights are cancelled.

3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the new C-87 as compared to the C-47?
(a) Better fuel capacity.
(b) A greater cargo capacity.
(c) An increased cruising range.
(d) Two engines.

4. What type of airplanes do most of the students already know how to pilot?
(a) Fighter planes.
(b) None of them, except Gann, knows how to fly.
(c) Large commercial jets.
(d) Small airplanes.

5. Which of the following is not an attribute that is causing difficulties in rescuing O'Connor?
(a) His distant location.
(b) The short daylight hours.
(c) Dangerous flying conditions.
(d) Worsening weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of instructors are McIntosh and Lester?

2. Finish the sentence: Goose Bay initially features...

3. When Gann co-pilots on other routes, he sometimes flies a DC-3. How does Gann view the DC-3's flying capabilities?

4. What is the main load on the cargo planes that Gann pilots for the military when he first begins flying on their behalf?

5. Over the next few months that they are flying together, what happens to Ross' attitude towards Gann?

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