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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 the name of the base where Gann lands in Greenland?
(a) Bluie-West-One.
(b) Fjordstrom.
(c) Baliss Bay.
(d) St. John's Base.

2. What type of pilot was Ernest when he flew for the Air Transport Command?
(a) A fighter pilot.
(b) A special forces pilot.
(c) A civil pilot.
(d) An air raid pilot.

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

4. What types of trips will Gann be flying while at Newark?
(a) Trips bombing enemy territory.
(b) Trips carrying foreign dignitaries.
(c) Trips carrying weapons and arms.
(d) Trips carrying passengers and mail.

5. Again, Gann manages to mess up, but Ross is there to save the day. What does Gann realize after his first flight day with Ross?
(a) Gann realizes that he has nothing left to learn from Ross.
(b) Gann realizes that he hates being a co-pilot.
(c) Gann realizes that he has a lot to learn.
(d) Gann realizes that Ross is not that great of a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gann spend his time as a pilot doing?

2. What type of airplanes do most of the students already know how to pilot?

3. After the Wilkes-Barre incident, Ross decides to let Gann land at their next stop. How is that landing?

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

5. What type of pilot was Lester in his flying days?

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