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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How fast did the C-47 go at full throttle?
(a) 145 miles per hour.
(b) 350 miles per hour.
(c) 195 miles per hour.
(d) 225 miles per hour.

2. How old was Decker at the time of the crash?
(a) 37.
(b) 35.
(c) 36.
(d) 34.

3. What was Margaret's recation during the crash?
(a) She was at peace.
(b) She was angry.
(c) She was amused.
(d) She was terrified.

4. When did Margaret join the Army?
(a) June 1943.
(b) June 1944.
(c) January 1945.
(d) January 1944.

5. When was Decker born?
(a) May 13, 1911.
(b) May 13, 1914.
(c) May 13, 1912.
(d) May 13, 1913.

6. Why did Prossen start sightseeing tours?
(a) To entertain his men.
(b) To make money on the side.
(c) To create maps of the area.
(d) To test piloting skills.

7. When did Laura Besley enlist in the WAC?
(a) August 1944.
(b) August 1943.
(c) August 1941.
(d) August 1942.

8. How powerful were the C-47 engines?
(a) 2000 HP.
(b) 1600 HP.
(c) 600 HP.
(d) 1200 HP.

9. What was Myron Grimes' rank?
(a) General.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Captain.
(d) Major.

10. What was the designation of the Liberator bombers?
(a) B-29.
(b) B-17.
(c) B-24.
(d) B-52.

11. How many languages did the peoples of New Guinea speak?
(a) Over a thousand.
(b) 2.
(c) 25.
(d) Over a hundred.

12. How many men survived the Flying Dutchman crash?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 34.
(d) 25.

13. What type of plane was the Flying Dutchman?
(a) C-46.
(b) B-17.
(c) B-24.
(d) C-47.

14. What was the date on the last entry of the Flying Dutchman's door diary?
(a) Christmas.
(b) New Years Eve.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Halloween.

15. What are the colors of the WAC?
(a) Red and white.
(b) Yellow and blue.
(c) Gold and green.
(d) Black and red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did the Gremlin Special crash?

2. What was the rank of William D. Baker?

3. How long before the crash did Nicholson learn to fly?

4. When did Peter Prossen write a letter to his wife according to Chapter 2?

5. What was Richard Archbold in charge of in the Madagascar expedition?

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