View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Miss Roberta Brinklow?
(a) an RAF nurse assigned to India
(b) a foreign newspaper correspondent
(c) a secretary to Captain Charles Mallinson
(d) a missionary with the L.M.S. or London Missionary Service

2. After leaving the airport, where do Rutherford and Green go?
(a) to the British Embassy
(b) to Rutherford's hotel room
(c) to a Buddhist temple
(d) to book a flight for Preshawar

3. How does Conway get away from Rutherford in Honolulu?
(a) he jumps ship and goes into hiding
(b) he gets a job on a whaling ship out of Japan
(c) he stowes away on a ship returning to China
(d) he joins the crew of a banana boat going south to Fiji

4. As they talk about overpowering the pilot, what stops them?
(a) they cannot get the cockpit door open
(b) they don't know how much fuel is left in the plane
(c) they reason that one or two of them would get killed
(d) he has a gun and none of them can fly a plane

5. What is the loud noise they hear?
(a) the tail breaks off
(b) a tire explodes
(c) the landing gear collapses
(d) the wings fall off

Short Answer Questions

1. As they take off, what does Mallinson observe and mention to Conway?

2. What does the American attempt to do?

3. What mountain range does Conway think might be below them?

4. What does Conway know about the terrain below?

5. Where is the opening scene of the novel?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 342 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample