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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gann feel about trying to find a strange airport in Iceland?

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

3. What elevation must Gann reach to fly over the Hump?

4. Where is Steensville located?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After WWII, what war does Gann fly in, and how does he feel about his role as a pilot in this situation again?

2. What does Gann recall about his actions when he sees a plane crash on the runway in Assam?

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

4. 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?

5. How do the rescue planes keep track of where O'Connor's downed plane is located?

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

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

8. Which route does Gann return to after his leave of absence, and what does he do there?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Now and then, Gann updates the reader on the status of the airline industry at the time. At the beginning of the book, what is the status of the airline industry? How does this seem to change throughout the novel? What various outside factors seem to affect the success of the aviation industry? At the end of the novel, how does the airline industry seem to be doing?

Essay Topic 2

This story has a large cast of minor or supporting characters. Choose three minor characters that you enjoyed the most. Provide a brief summary of each character, and note what his role was in relation to the main character. Why was this minor character important to the story or life of the main character?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters that Gann interacts with in the story and compare and contrast Gann and that character. What are their similarities (if any)? What are their differences? How do they differ as pilots and as people?

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