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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since Rutherford last saw Conway?
(a) a few months
(b) a few years
(c) a few days
(d) a few weeks

2. Why is Conway the one to write SOS messages on scraps of paper?
(a) he is elected leader
(b) he is multilingual
(c) he has the only pen
(d) he has nothing else to do

3. 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

4. What do the men do in the plane after giving up plans to take out the pilot?
(a) plan what to do when they land
(b) have a cigar
(c) start to drink brandy
(d) go immediately to sleep

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miss Roberta Brinklow?

2. Why are the British evacuating white residents from Baskul to Peshawar?

3. Why has Conway been satisfied with his position in Baskul?

4. When the plane lands to refuel, what do the passengers see out the window?

5. What is Captain Charles Mallinson's position?

(see the answer key)

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