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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "The Lab Rat".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many test pilots are in the original group in Jacksonville?
(a) 20.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 35.

2. What is Chuck Yeager's signature flying move?
(a) He has no signature move.
(b) Pulling out of a steep dive just before crashing.
(c) Shooting straight up before leveling off.
(d) A slow roll, sixty feet off the deck.

3. What is the nickname given to Pete's flight test class?
(a) Class A.
(b) Top Guns.
(c) Group 20.
(d) The Soaring Eagles.

4. What is the top speed attained during the October 14th flight?
(a) Mach 0.80.
(b) Mach 1.05.
(c) Mach 1.10.
(d) Mach 0.96.

5. When Pete receives his top-secret orders, what is the project he is being asked to volunteer for?
(a) The Moon Project.
(b) The Mercury Project.
(c) The Saturn Project.
(d) The X-1 Project.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Ted Whelan die?

3. How many kills does Yeager have by the end of World War II?

4. Who runs the Fly Inn near Muroc Field?

5. How are wives notified if their husband is injured or killed during a test flight?

(see the answer key)

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