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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Gann co-pilots on other routes, he sometimes flies a DC-3. How does Gann view the DC-3's flying capabilities?
(a) He does not really care either way.
(b) He thinks that the DC-3 is exactly like the DC-2.
(c) He hates flying the DC-3.
(d) He likes the easy comfort of the new plane.

2. As the plane nears its landing base in Greenland, what does Gann's plane skim while flying only feet above the water?
(a) Pods of whales.
(b) Tops of icebergs.
(c) White-capped waves.
(d) Sandbars.

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

4. What type of airplanes do most of the students already know how to pilot?
(a) Large commercial jets.
(b) Fighter planes.
(c) None of them, except Gann, knows how to fly.
(d) Small airplanes.

5. Which one of the following symptoms of hypoxia does Gann remember on his flight over the Andes?
(a) Increased mental awareness.
(b) Unconsciousness.
(c) Visual disturbances.
(d) Hightened sense of smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of pilot is Ross considered by other pilots and Gann?

2. What modified and militarized plane is Gann flying when he makes his cargo flights?

3. Midway through the novel, which dangerous disease does Gann become stricken with?

4. In chapter 5, the author refers to the opening of a new airport. What is the name of that airport?

5. Why can't Lester fly anymore?

Short Essay Questions

1. Trying to redeem himself for his landing in Syracuse, how does Gann handle his job raising the landing gear from Ross during the next takeoff?

2. How does Gann spend his trans-Atlantic flight?

3. Who is Ernest Gann?

4. Over time, how does Ross begin to treat Gann?

5. Describe the scene as Gann and his crew approach Greenland.

6. Gann is stationed in Maine as a civilian pilot. What does he do as a civilian pilot while stationed there?

7. How does Gann view the other pilots and their modesty about their flying abilities?

8. Briefly describe the near death situation Gann and his co-pilot Beattie faced as noted in the novel's prologue.

9. Who is Robbins?

10. How does Gann feel about flying the Douglas DC-2 and DC-3?

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