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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which aircraft were the students primarily taught to fly?
(a) 747's and DC-2's.
(b) Tigers and BC-4's.
(c) DC-2's and DC-3's.
(d) BC-4's and F27's.

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

3. What factor determines whether all the stops on the route are reached?
(a) The weather.
(b) The importance of the airport.
(c) The fuel meter.
(d) Gann's attitude.

4. What character traits does Gann seem to attribute to his fellow pilots?
(a) He sees them as humble yet skilled.
(b) He sees them as jealous and unskilled.
(c) He sees them as gracious and supportive.
(d) He sees them as jealous and proud.

5. Which one of these men did not attend flight school with Gann?
(a) Owen.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Carter.
(d) Mood.

6. What is McCabe assessing during the demonstration flight?
(a) Gann's answers to all his technical questions.
(b) Gann's teamwork.
(c) Gann's airfighter technique.
(d) Gann's skills and personality.

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

8. While Gann is recovering from his illness, what are other pilots receiving?
(a) Their vacation pay.
(b) Their war activation letters.
(c) Their pink slips.
(d) Their pension payments.

9. In chapter 4, what do we learn has happened to Gann while flying with Ross?
(a) Gann decides that he does not want to fly anymore and quits.
(b) Gann's flying abilities have vastly improved.
(c) Gann's flying abilities are miserable.
(d) Gann feels ready to be a head pilot.

10. What type of training does McIntosh provide?
(a) Mental training.
(b) Secondary training.
(c) Simulated training.
(d) Classroom training.

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

12. When Ernest flew for the start-up company, between which two places did he fly mainly?
(a) Florida and Canada.
(b) Mexico and New York.
(c) California and Hawaii.
(d) Colorado and Havana.

13. Which two pilots does Gann mention in chapter 7 have recently died in a crash?
(a) Cooper and Jackson.
(b) Charles and Dixon.
(c) Harold and Boone.
(d) Cooper and Owens.

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

15. To what island in Maine is Gann offered a position flying a cargo plane?
(a) Presque Island.
(b) Martha's Vineyard.
(c) Long Island.
(d) St. Mary's Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gann say that he is stalked by?

2. Why did Ernest retire from flying?

3. Upon leaving Wilkes-Barre, Ross allows Gann to fly to the next location. What is that location?

4. How does Gann describe the view as they approach their destination in Greenland?

5. What area is Gann assigned to upon graduation?

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