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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 - "Tragedy and Escape - There is a Degree of Mercy Beyond Which Any Man is Rude to Inquire".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gann view this situation and the last minute switching of planes?
(a) Being protected by love.
(b) Being saved by chance.
(c) Being watched by death.
(d) Being stalked by fate.

2. What area is Gann assigned to upon graduation?
(a) AM-21.
(b) GF-98.
(c) AD-14.
(d) PL-45.

3. What plane does Gann find abandoned on his first shuttle flight to South America?
(a) A Shooters 56.
(b) A Runners 42.
(c) A Kickers 97.
(d) A Junkers 86.

4. How is O'Connor's lost flight located?
(a) By radio beacon.
(b) Through Morse code.
(c) By advanced radar.
(d) By flares.

5. What plane is Ross considered the master of?
(a) The DC-2.
(b) The DC-3.
(c) The DC-4.
(d) The DC-5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what new engines has Gann's DC-4A been outfitted with for his flight from San Francisco to Honolulu?

2. Why is America so intent on gaining influence in South America as World War II looms?

3. What weather patterns and geography does Gann note in chapter 14 that he and other pilots have come to know?

4. Which one of the following symptoms of hypoxia does Gann remember on his flight over the Andes?

5. While at Goose Bay, what locations does Gann realize will offer excellent staging areas during the war?

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