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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. Where is Gann when he first hears of the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor?
(a) Santa Barbara.
(b) Managua.
(c) Panama.
(d) San Juan.

2. How many men does Gann note it takes to fly the C-87?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

3. What does Ross reveal when he hears Gann is not Army-taught as a pilot?
(a) That he is not Army-taught, either.
(b) He believes everyone should be Army-taught.
(c) That he only flies with Army-taught pilots.
(d) That he does not know what Army-taught means.

4. 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) Pods of whales.
(c) Sandbars.
(d) Tops of icebergs.

5. In Chapter 11, Gann notes that he, as most pilots, flies between Goose Bay and which other stop?
(a) Prestwick, Scotland.
(b) Nova Scotia.
(c) Dublin.
(d) London, England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gann view this situation and the last minute switching of planes?

2. How does the author describe Keim's physical appearance?

3. What plane does Gann find abandoned on his first shuttle flight to South America?

4. Which of the following tricks does Ross teach Gann for flying in severe weather?

5. To what island in Maine is Gann offered a position flying a cargo plane?

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