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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the American attempt to do?
(a) unlock the cockpit door
(b) find a weapon in the plane
(c) open the door to jump out
(d) make jokes about their situation

2. Why does Rutherford say he read Green's book?
(a) because Conway may have hypochondria
(b) because Conway may have amnesia
(c) because Conway may have ambrosia
(d) because Conway may have phantasmagoria

3. How does the name of Conway come up in the conversation?
(a) He was one of the passengers on the missing plane
(b) Tertius says he just got a letter from Conway
(c) Green asks if anyone has heard from him
(d) Sanders says he saw him in Shanghai

4. What does Mallison insist about the flight?
(a) that the pilot is going off course
(b) that the seats are uncomfortable
(c) that the plane will be late
(d) that they are bucking a headwind

5. What does Mallinson believe when the plane takes off a second time?
(a) that the plane is going to crash
(b) that they are being kidnapped
(c) that they are on the wrong plane
(d) that the pilot knows what he is doing

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men do in the plane after giving up plans to take out the pilot?

2. When Sanders joins the three men, what does he talk about?

3. As the plane continues on its odd course, what does Conway do?

4. As they talk about overpowering the pilot, what stops them?

5. Where is the opening scene of the novel?

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