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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What elevation must Gann reach to fly over the Hump?
(a) 14,000'.
(b) 16,000'.
(c) 20,000'.
(d) 32,000'.

2. What new navigation trick is used to help keep planes on route to O'Connor's position?
(a) Topography.
(b) Guide features.
(c) Magnetic navigation.
(d) Celestial navigation.

3. Upon arrival in Iceland, the British Air Force tells Gann what action saved his plane from being found by enemy fighters?
(a) Their climb to 11,000 feet.
(b) Their very low approach.
(c) Their covert radio signals.
(d) Their silent landing.

4. How does Gann react when he finds that O'Connor has snatched the C-87 that Gann and his crew were supposed to fly on their route to Greenland, sticking them instead with the older C-47?
(a) He is fine because O'Connor has seniority.
(b) He writes a sarcastic note to O'Connor.
(c) He thinks nothing of it.
(d) He laughs at the good joke O'Connor has played on him.

5. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the new C-87 as compared to the C-47?
(a) A greater cargo capacity.
(b) An increased cruising range.
(c) Better fuel capacity.
(d) Two engines.

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

7. Gann performs a personal inspection of his plane during a flight from Honolulu to Burbank and decides that the vibration is what?
(a) Is just turbulence.
(b) Is not serious.
(c) Is coming from a loose seat.
(d) Is very serious.

8. Initially, how does Gann view his new role flying on behalf of the military?
(a) He finds it too boring.
(b) He enjoys the freedom of it.
(c) He finds it too strict.
(d) He misses being a commercial pilot.

9. At the very end of the novel, the reader learns that Gann has logged nearly how many flight hours?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 20,000.

10. What does Gann note "saved the day" when his Douglas C-54 has technical issues, causing a potentially life threatening situation?
(a) His flying ability.
(b) The plane's wingspan.
(c) The engineers' skills.
(d) His proximity to the runway.

11. On one trip, Gann flies with Howe, his co-pilot. How does he view Howe?
(a) He admires him, but does not want to be like him.
(b) He thinks he is inexperienced.
(c) He wants to end up just like Howe.
(d) He thinks he is a nice young man with a bright future.

12. Which two names below does Gann never mention as being part of his crew while he pilots the C-54?
(a) Ditmeyer and Braseman.
(b) Smith and O'Ryan.
(c) Robertson and LaFrenier.
(d) Bradford and Millington.

13. The technical issues on the C-54 cause a fire in what part of Gann's plane?
(a) The airplane's tail.
(b) The back right wing.
(c) A small forward baggage compartment.
(d) One of the engines.

14. In Chapter 17, what new engines has Gann's DC-4A been outfitted with for his flight from San Francisco to Honolulu?
(a) Jet engines.
(b) Dash-13.
(c) Flash-56.
(d) Simpson 232.

15. How does Gann describe his home in Brazil?
(a) Small but clean.
(b) Full of insects and vermin.
(c) A big beach home.
(d) Simple and neat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Towards the end of the novel, Gann notes that his favorite old co-pilot is now a pilot. What is the name of this former co-pilot?

2. In chapter 14, which flight schoolmate of Gann's does the reader learn is killed in a flight accident?

3. After a leave of absence, Gann flies route AM-21. What does he think of this route?

4. An inspector administers a flight test for Dudley. What does the inspector do after the test?

5. Gann mentions the death of Watkins. How does Watkins die?

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