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

2. After a leave of absence, Gann flies route AM-21. What does he think of this route?
(a) He does not mind it either way.
(b) He finds the route exciting.
(c) He likes the brevity of the route.
(d) He finds it stilting.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After being transferred back to Natal, Gann spends the next few months on what type of routes?

2. 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?

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

4. Where on the plane is the ominous shaking taking place on Gann's flight to Burbank?

5. Gann learns that in one day, how many planes are lost trying to fly over the Hump?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does O'Connor's flight from Goose Bay crash-land?

2. Who is Dudley, and what is Gann's impression of him?

3. What do the mechanics discover during their engine inspections that seem to be causing all the trouble on the DC-4?

4. The British Air Force tells Gann his flight was in danger as they approached Iceland. Why were they in danger?

5. How did his crash affect O'Connor in the long run?

6. How does Gann describe his flights from California to Honolulu with the new airline he flies for?

7. What stories does Gann tell Keim about his recent long-distance flight transporting Chinese cash?

8. Descibe Gann's sketchy takeoff scenario as he begins his flight on a C-54 for a long-haul mission.

9. Who is Sloniger, and what is so special about him?

10. What happens on Gann's flight from San Francisco to Honolulu, causing the plane to have to stop the flight and return to San Francisco?

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