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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 - "Heat - In Most Men There Lurks a Lesser Man, and His Presence Smells in the Sun".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing that the seniority number determines?
(a) They are only referred to by their number.
(b) They gain tenure by their seniority number.
(c) Their number assigns them to certain routes.
(d) Their numbers determine what times they fly.

2. Which one of the following symptoms of hypoxia does Gann remember on his flight over the Andes?
(a) Increased mental awareness.
(b) Unconsciousness.
(c) Visual disturbances.
(d) Hightened sense of smell.

3. Which aircraft were the students primarily taught to fly?
(a) DC-2's and DC-3's.
(b) BC-4's and F27's.
(c) 747's and DC-2's.
(d) Tigers and BC-4's.

4. Occasionally, Gann co-pilots for other pilots on a route from Newark to which main city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Cincinnati.
(c) Carson City.
(d) Corona.

5. While at Goose Bay, what locations does Gann realize will offer excellent staging areas during the war?
(a) Southwestern.
(b) Northeastern.
(c) Russian.
(d) South Pacific.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon landing at Wilkes-Barre, what item can Gann not locate?

2. What type of special school does McIntosh invite Gann to attend?

3. In chapter 6, how many pilots and co-pilots does Gann mention are killed in crashes?

4. What plane is Ross considered the master of?

5. What type of routes are the men being trained to fly?

(see the answer key)

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