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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. What is the one sound that test pilots' wives are most afraid of?
(a) The door bell.
(b) The sound of a plane's engine.
(c) The telephone.
(d) The church bells.

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

3. Muroc Army Air Base is renamed in 1948. What is its new name?
(a) Kennedy Army Air Base.
(b) Cape Canaveral.
(c) Edwards Air Force Base.
(d) George Air Force Base.

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

5. 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 been out drinking the night before.
(c) His wife is having a baby.
(d) He has two broken ribs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete this flying theorem: "There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines..."

2. In what year does the story begin?

3. What is Jim Lovell's nickname?

4. What does the author liken the deck of a carrier to?

5. Who originally pilots the X-1 aircraft?

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