Grounded Quiz

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What is a likely reason that Eric see the transfer to Las Vegas as “a gift”? (from Part 2)

For him, it seems that living in Las Vegas, the city where his family lives, will make The Pilot realize how much she wants to settle down.

For him, it seems that The Pilot working in Las Vegas is a chance for him to indulge in his fondness for gambling.

For him, it seems that living in Las Vegas, a city The Pilot loves, will make her want to quit and stay at home.

For him, it seems that The Pilot working in Las Vegas is the best of both worlds: The Pilot doing what she loves while, at the same time, having a stable home and family life.

The Pilot describes feeling her flight suit become smaller. Aside from the physical explanation (that her belly is expanding because of her pregnancy) and given how closely tied her suit is to her identity, what are the metaphoric implications of this statement? (from Part 1)

That The Pilot is starting to feel like the military is the wrong field for her.

That it is becoming more difficult for The Pilot to be free to be the person she believes she is.

That The Pilot is starting to feel like Eric thinks that being a pilot is wrong.

That it is becoming more difficult for The Pilot to be free to be the person that her Commander has assigned her to be.

Why is the term “Chair Force” significant? (from Part 2)

She feels that by becoming a mother, she is entering a phase of taking care of a baby in a high chair: the "Chair Force."

It is an ironic play on words: instead of flying a plane while sitting at a console at a military base (i.e. in the “Air Force”), she is directly flying a plane while sitting in a cockpit (i.e. in the “Chair Force”), The Pilot is indirectly flying in a plane while sitting at a console at a military base (i.e. in the “Chair Force”).

It is an ironic play on words: instead of directly flying a plane while sitting in a cockpit (i.e. in the “Air Force”), The Pilot is indirectly flying in a plane while sitting at a console at a military base (i.e. in the “Chair Force”).

She feels that by getting married, she is going to have to spend her life getting her husband out of his chair: the "Chair Force."

Which aspect of the play, referenced earlier, is evoked by “The Pony Song,” and why is it significant? (from Part 6)

Eric's horseback riding; like his happiness while riding, the song evokes the power of possibility and hope.

Sam’s toy ponies; like the toys, the song evokes the power of hopelessness and death.

The Pilot's horseback riding; like her happiness while riding, the song evokes the power of possibility and hope.

Sam’s toy ponies; like the toys, the song evokes the power of possibility and hope.

What does The Pilot throw out the window of her car? (from Part 7)

The CD she got from Eric.

Her Air Force pin.

Her bundled up flight suit.

One of Sam's ponies.