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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of routes are the men being trained to fly?
(a) Low routes.
(b) Secret routes.
(c) Fighter routes.
(d) Commercial routes.

2. Where did Ross grow up as a child?
(a) Cleveland, OH.
(b) Detroit, MI.
(c) Massilon, OH.
(d) Lansing, MI.

3. What was Gann's seniority number when he completed flight school?
(a) 347.
(b) 123.
(c) 245.
(d) 267.

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

5. In what other war, besides World War II, did Ernest fly?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The Battle of the Bulge.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Persian Gulf War.

6. Again, Gann manages to mess up, but Ross is there to save the day. What does Gann realize after his first flight day with Ross?
(a) Gann realizes that Ross is not that great of a teacher.
(b) Gann realizes that he has a lot to learn.
(c) Gann realizes that he hates being a co-pilot.
(d) Gann realizes that he has nothing left to learn from Ross.

7. When Gann sees the base of Goose Bay in the middle of such natural beauty, how does he feel about the location of the base?
(a) He feels inspired by the land and scenery.
(b) He feels overjoyed at the sight of the mechanization.
(c) He feels hate toward the beauty of the remote location.
(d) He feels ashamed that it has interrupted the remote location.

8. What does Gann say that he is stalked by?
(a) The Unknown.
(b) Love.
(c) Fate.
(d) Passion.

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

10. When Gann discovers that his demonstration flight will be on a DC-2, how does he feel?
(a) He is dismayed.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He is upset but pretends he is happy.
(d) He is excited.

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

12. On the one occasion, Gann flies with Hughen. What is their route?
(a) New York to Nashville.
(b) New York to Philadelphia.
(c) Nashville to Charlotte.
(d) Charlotte to Albany.

13. What does Ross do as Gann repeatedly makes the same mistakes?
(a) Kicks him out of the cockpit.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Encourages him.
(d) Verbally insults him.

14. What type of aircraft does Gann enjoy flying because it is easy and new?
(a) The F27.
(b) The Tiger.
(c) The BC-4.
(d) The DC-3.

15. While Gann is straightening out the mess with the missing item in Wilkes-Barre, what is Ross doing?
(a) Eating lunch.
(b) Helping Gann search for the missing item.
(c) Taking off without a co-pilot.
(d) Taking a nap.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Gann is recovering from his illness, what are other pilots receiving?

2. Generally, how do landings on Gann's Newark route seem to be executed?

3. What does Gann believe about the other pilots' modesty when talking about their abilities?

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

5. How does Ross seem to handle and respond to Gann's mistakes at Wilkes-Barre and various other stops on their first flight?

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