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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, How We Skunks Got Our Name.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many hours of flying did Al Whitley have logged in when he flew the F-117A?
(a) About 1,200.
(b) About 900.
(c) About 750.
(d) About 1,000.

2. During what war did the Arabs use Soviet SAM-5s, defensive surface-to-air missiles?
(a) Six Day War.
(b) Intifada I.
(c) Israel-Hamas War.
(d) Yom Kippur War.

3. How many different missile systems did the Russian deploy to defend their cities and strategic interests?
(a) 15.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

4. What did the thirty-eight foot model of the Hopeless Diamond compare to in size when it showed up on radar during tests for the Air Force?
(a) A volleyball.
(b) A golf ball.
(c) A small cat.
(d) A bumblebee.

5. How did Rich's wife Faye die?
(a) Breat cancer.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Boating accident.
(d) Auto accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far could the F-117 stealth fighter fly without refueling?

2. What size wooden model was tested of the Hopeless Diamond?

3. Who owned the test track where a model of the Hopeless Diamond was tested?

4. Where was Rich's mother born and raised?

5. How many years passed before Al Whitley could explain to his wife and kids the meaning of a plaque Rich had given him after he first flew the F-117A?

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