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

2. In what other war, besides World War II, did Ernest fly?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The Battle of the Bulge.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Persian Gulf War.

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

4. As the plane nears its landing base in Greenland, what does Gann's plane skim while flying only feet above the water?
(a) Sandbars.
(b) Pods of whales.
(c) Tops of icebergs.
(d) White-capped waves.

5. What is the main load on the cargo planes that Gann pilots for the military when he first begins flying on their behalf?
(a) Canned food.
(b) Equipment for the U.S. Armed Forces.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Passengers on commercial flights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Occasionally, Gann co-pilots for other pilots on a route from Newark to which main city?

2. In chapter 6, what does the reader learn about the need for pilots on Gann's route?

3. Gann learns that in one day, how many planes are lost trying to fly over the Hump?

4. What character traits does Gann seem to attribute to his fellow pilots?

5. While Gann is straightening out the mess with the missing item in Wilkes-Barre, what is Ross doing?

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