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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 did McCollom compare the slow pace of their trek to the clearing?
(a) Like swimming on the back.
(b) As swimming with a lead chain.
(c) Like swiming in honey.
(d) Like swimming eyes closed.

2. How were planes identifying themselves in radio transmission?
(a) Using the first 3 digits of their serial number.
(b) Using the last 5 digits of their serial number.
(c) Using the first 5digits of their serial number.
(d) Using the last 3 digits of their serial number.

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

4. How many women died in WWII by the time of the Gremlin Special crash?
(a) Several hundreds.
(b) 569.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Tens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "The Gremlins" written?

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

3. When did Helen's husband die?

4. How many men survived the Flying Dutchman crash?

5. Why didn't the Gremlin Special explode on impact?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Nicholson do and what did McCollom tell Nicholson to do?

2. Why was Elsmore amazed?

3. When did McCollom discover the site?

4. What claims did Elsmore make about the valley?

5. What did the Gremlin Special do at 2 o'clock in Chapter 5?

6. What did the official report suggest?

7. What happened to the tail section and what was inside?

8. What did the teams find of the natives?

9. What did Major Myron Grimes point out on the flight?

10. What did Prossen mention about his soldiers?

(see the answer keys)

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