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

2. In chapter 8, which friend of Gann's joins the route AM-21 as a pilot?
(a) Mood.
(b) McIntosh.
(c) Dexter.
(d) Cooper.

3. Which ocean does the crew fly over on their way to drop their cargo in Greenland?
(a) Pacific Ocean.
(b) Arctic Ocean.
(c) Atlantic Ocean.
(d) Indian Ocean.

4. How does Ross seem to handle and respond to Gann's mistakes at Wilkes-Barre and various other stops on their first flight?
(a) He is tolerant.
(b) He is angry and yells.
(c) He is sad.
(d) He is mocking and rude.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gann when he first hears of the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor?

2. Ross begins using Zen-like techniques with Gann to do what?

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

4. What does Ross reveal when he hears Gann is not Army-taught as a pilot?

5. Trying to show his technical ability to Ross, what does Gann try to do immediately upon Ross' signal?

(see the answer key)

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