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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "Yeager".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the pilots wear their bridge coats?
(a) When they attend another pilot's funeral.
(b) When it is raining.
(c) When superior officers visit the base.
(d) When they are on patrol.

2. What does every fighter jock also think of himself as?
(a) An ace driver.
(b) A ladies' man.
(c) A being just beneath God.
(d) An indestructible force.

3. When a pilot is in the air and looking down at the ground, what does he most often feel?
(a) Like it's time to get back to base.
(b) Superior to the people below.
(c) Grateful he has the opportunity to fly.
(d) Airsick.

4. In every flight class, what ratio of new trainees do not earn their wings?
(a) 7 in 9.
(b) 1 in 3.
(c) 3 in 5.
(d) 2 in 4.

5. Why do fighter pilots have an intense dislike for flight surgeons?
(a) They would rather be flying than in a waiting room.
(b) They don't have good insurance.
(c) They hate needles.
(d) They don't want to be grounded for medical reasons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the wives calling each other at the beginning of the story?

2. What is the top speed attained during the October 14th flight?

3. What is the nickname given to Project Mercury by the top pilots at the base?

4. What is the most difficult routine in military flying?

5. What problem does the Army have with Yeager piloting the X-1?

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