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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "In Single Combat".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author liken the deck of a carrier to?
(a) A skillet.
(b) A thimble.
(c) An ice rink.
(d) A highway.

2. Why should Yeager be grounded and not allowed to fly the test flight to break the sound barrier on October 14th?
(a) He has the flu.
(b) He has two broken ribs.
(c) His wife is having a baby.
(d) He has been out drinking the night before.

3. What is the name Yeager gives to his plane?
(a) Rocketing Rickshaw.
(b) Soaring Eagle.
(c) Glamorous Glynnis.
(d) Guns of Death.

4. Who is known as the "king of the test fighter pilots"?
(a) Pete Conrad.
(b) Gus Grissom.
(c) Chuck Yeager.
(d) Jim Lovell.

5. When Jane Conrad realizes the cavalier manner in which the pilots discuss their killed comrades, what does she liken their discussion to?
(a) Debates.
(b) Politics.
(c) Lectures.
(d) Sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many planes does a pilot have to shoot down in combat to be considered an "ace"?

2. Why does Janet Conrad support her husband's decision to join the astronaut program?

3. What is Gus Grissom awarded for his actions during combat in Korea?

4. Why is Pete Conrad transferred to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland?

5. What does every fighter jock also think of himself as?

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