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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gann spent some time between wars flying overseas; where did he fly?
(a) Australia.
(b) Siberia.
(c) The South Pacific.
(d) Antarctica.

2. When the missing item cannot be located in Wilkes-Barre, what happens to the flight?
(a) The flight is redirected to another route.
(b) The flight is delayed.
(c) Nothing, everything is fine and on time.
(d) The rest of the flights are cancelled.

3. 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.

4. How does the author describe Keim's physical appearance?
(a) He is lanky but strong.
(b) He is stocky and broad.
(c) He is short and weak.
(d) He is tall and slender.

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

6. What modified and militarized plane is Gann flying when he makes his cargo flights?
(a) A C-47.
(b) A C-67.
(c) A G-42.
(d) A D-47.

7. Occasionally, Gann co-pilots for other pilots on a route from Newark to which main city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Corona.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Carson City.

8. In chapter 8, which friend of Gann's joins the route AM-21 as a pilot?
(a) McIntosh.
(b) Dexter.
(c) Cooper.
(d) Mood.

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

10. What does Gann learn has caused his plane to have technical trouble while flying from Belem?
(a) The weather caused the problem.
(b) The plane was defective.
(c) The plane was sabotaged.
(d) His reckless flying caused the problem.

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

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

13. Where did Ernest Gann fly primarily prior to World War II?
(a) Canada.
(b) South Pacific.
(c) New England.
(d) The Northwest.

14. What kind of airplanes does the U.S. promise to bring to South America for no extra costs?
(a) Franklin Flyer.
(b) Lockheed Lodestars.
(c) Airbus Armada.
(d) Boeing Boomerangs.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long is the trip from Goose Bay to Greenland estimated to be for Gann and his crew?

3. Where is Gann when he first hears of the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor?

4. When Gann co-pilots on other routes, he sometimes flies a DC-3. How does Gann view the DC-3's flying capabilities?

5. How does Gann describe the weather at Goose Bay?

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