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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. When Gann corrects the plane's altitude, what happens?
(a) His co-pilot has a heart attack.
(b) Gann falls asleep.
(c) They hit a flock of birds.
(d) Another plane flies by, barely missing Gann's plane.

2. After landing his plane in Burbank in chapter 18, Gann hears news of Coney and Willingham. What is that news?
(a) They just landed in Burbank as well.
(b) They completed a trans-world flight.
(c) They were just killed in a crash while flying a DC-4A.
(d) They just graduated from flight school.

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

4. Initially, how does Gann view Keim's character?
(a) Gann sees Keim as domineering and arrogant.
(b) He thinks Keim is a great teacher and is tough.
(c) Gann thinks Keim is a pushover and not very skilled.
(d) He thinks Keim is patient and kind.

5. Which of the following locations is not a stop on Gann's Newark route?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Erie.
(d) Tallahassee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many round trips per week will Gann be required to do at Newark?

2. What does Ross do as Gann repeatedly makes the same mistakes?

3. The C-87 is a new plane used mainly for what purpose?

4. The technical issues on the C-54 cause a fire in what part of Gann's plane?

5. What are Gann and his co-pilot looking for by following the river through the jungles of South America?

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