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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ray T. Elsmore's rank?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Captain.
(c) Major.
(d) General.

2. Why did McCollom not sit beside his brother?
(a) He wanted to have a better view.
(b) He was required to be a backup pilot.
(c) He boarded too late.
(d) He wanted to sit in the back.

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

4. When did the news of the Hidden Valley spread to the press?
(a) When journalist asked for a tour of the island.
(b) When other pilots discovered the valley.
(c) When Elsmore wrote a secret memo to his commanding officer.
(d) When Elsmore talked to the press.

5. How old was McCollom at the time of the crash?
(a) 23.
(b) 26.
(c) 42.
(d) 35.

6. Where was Hollandia located?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) Australia.
(c) California.
(d) New Guinea.

7. What was one of the greatest military luxuries of all according to Chapter 6?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Toilet paper.
(c) Meat.
(d) Cigarettes.

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

9. How long before the crash did Nicholson learn to fly?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 years.
(d) 2 years.

10. What was the civilian name of the C-47?
(a) DC-4.
(b) DC-2.
(c) DC-5.
(d) DC-3.

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

12. When was the message in Chapter 1 received by Patrick Hasting?
(a) June 1945.
(b) May 1944.
(c) May 1945.
(d) June 1944.

13. When did Peter Prossen write a letter to his wife according to Chapter 2?
(a) May 3, 1945.
(b) May 5, 1945.
(c) May 15, 1945.
(d) May 13, 1945.

14. How many people did Richard Archbold have at the base camp in his third expedition to New Guinea?
(a) Nearly 100.
(b) Nearly 300.
(c) Nearly 500.
(d) Nearly 200.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury did McCollom sustain while carrying Eleanor?

2. How many women died in WWII by the time of the Gremlin Special crash?

3. How long of a tour were the passengers of the Gremlin Special expecting?

4. What did Margaret have trouble admitting?

5. What was damaged as McCollom was carrying it from the tail section to the survivors?

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