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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 - "A Hole - So Small, but of Exquisite Design".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weather patterns and geography does Gann note in chapter 14 that he and other pilots have come to know?
(a) Global.
(b) Regional.
(c) South American.
(d) European.

2. What type of special school does McIntosh invite Gann to attend?
(a) A school for celestial navigation.
(b) Top Gun academy.
(c) A school for top secret fighter missions.
(d) A school for paratroop pilots.

3. Trying to show his technical ability to Ross, what does Gann try to do immediately upon Ross' signal?
(a) Start the engines.
(b) Break the sound barrier.
(c) Snatch up the landing gear.
(d) Do a double barrel roll.

4. What eliminates the visibility on Gann's flight to Goose Bay?
(a) Snow flurries.
(b) Heavy hail.
(c) Thick fog.
(d) Dense smoke.

5. What happens to the airline industry due to the wartime economy?
(a) The airline industry grows.
(b) The airline industry outsources work.
(c) The airline industry declines.
(d) The airline industry remains static.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe South America's aviation facilities?

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

3. Emotionally, how does Gann feel about finally being promoted to pilot?

4. Which direction does Gann follow the river while flying over the trackless jungles of South America?

5. Which word best describes the flight from Goose Bay to Greenland?

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