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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dangerous mishap happens seconds after Gann takes off in a Douglas C-54 in Chapter 14?
(a) Three engines begin to misfire.
(b) One of the wings loses a flap.
(c) The landing gear will not retract.
(d) The cabin depressurizes.

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

3. How many men does Gann note it takes to fly the C-87?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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 laughs at the good joke O'Connor has played on him.
(b) He writes a sarcastic note to O'Connor.
(c) He is fine because O'Connor has seniority.
(d) He thinks nothing of it.

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

6. What weather patterns and geography does Gann note in chapter 14 that he and other pilots have come to know?
(a) European.
(b) Global.
(c) South American.
(d) Regional.

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

8. What happens to the new engines on Gann's DC-4A as they are flying from San Francisco?
(a) They run too slow to keep the plane at a cruising altitude.
(b) The back engines catch fire.
(c) They all sputter and eventually fail.
(d) Two of them burn through their fuel too quickly.

9. Gann learns that in one day, how many planes are lost trying to fly over the Hump?
(a) 4.
(b) 9.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

10. How is Dudley described in the novel?
(a) Loud-talking.
(b) Friendly and well-meaning.
(c) Meek.
(d) Very skilled.

11. What were the deaths of the co-pilots and pilots who died during the DC-4 engine investigations attributed to?
(a) Poor sparkplugs.
(b) Ice formations.
(c) Pilot error.
(d) Bad wiring.

12. Which notable military leader does Gann have the honor of flying?
(a) Captain John Dubois.
(b) General Mark Clark.
(c) General Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) Lieutenant Mark McAllister.

13. How does Gann feel about trying to find a strange airport in Iceland?
(a) Upbeat.
(b) Prepared.
(c) Angry.
(d) Tense.

14. In Chapter 11, Gann notes that he, as most pilots, flies between Goose Bay and which other stop?
(a) Prestwick, Scotland.
(b) Nova Scotia.
(c) Dublin.
(d) London, England.

15. Where is Steensville located?
(a) Newfoundland.
(b) Edwards Island.
(c) Nova Scotia.
(d) Quebec.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gann begins flying for a new airline run by a man named Nelson. Where does this airline fly?

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

3. What does Gann finally find out was the cause of the vibrations on his flight in chapter 18?

4. Gann performs a personal inspection of his plane during a flight from Honolulu to Burbank and decides that the vibration is what?

5. What new navigation trick is used to help keep planes on route to O'Connor's position?

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