'Captain' by Thomas Block Survey

1. Where did you first learn about 'Captain'?

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Any other comments on discovering 'Captain'?

2. In what format/edition did you read 'Captain'?

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When a novel is conceived, the photo of a person is selected to 'play the character' on the developing storyboard. Here are the major characters from Captain. Most of these folks are actors, public figures or professional models; during the novel writing process, they became the 'face' for the development of each character.

3. Now that we've learned how 'Captain' was read, let's get into the heart of our reader survey with a graphic question! Using the thumb-nail character photos above, how did the photos that the author used as visual basis for the characters match up to your own mental image of each of those men and women? Answer any or all of the character match-ups that you have an opinion on:

	Very close	Reasonably close	Slightly	Hardly at all
Captain Ray Clarke	*Now that we've learned how 'Captain' was read, let's get into the heart of our reader survey with a graphic question! Using the thumb-nail character photos above, how did the photos that the author used as visual basis for the characters match up to your own mental image of each of those men and women? Answer any or all of the character match-ups that you have an opinion on: Captain Ray Clarke Very close	Captain Ray Clarke Reasonably close	Captain Ray Clarke Slightly	Captain Ray Clarke Hardly at all
Flight Attendant Katie Clarke	Flight Attendant Katie Clarke Very close	Flight Attendant Katie Clarke Reasonably close	Flight Attendant Katie Clarke Slightly	Flight Attendant Katie Clarke Hardly at all
Flight Attendant Tina Lopez	Flight Attendant Tina Lopez Very close	Flight Attendant Tina Lopez Reasonably close	Flight Attendant Tina Lopez Slightly	Flight Attendant Tina Lopez Hardly at all
Captain Jack Schofield	Captain Jack Schofield Very close	Captain Jack Schofield Reasonably close	Captain Jack Schofield Slightly	Captain Jack Schofield Hardly at all
First Officer Peter Fenton	First Officer Peter Fenton Very close	First Officer Peter Fenton Reasonably close	First Officer Peter Fenton Slightly	First Officer Peter Fenton Hardly at all
Second Officer Linda Erickson	Second Officer Linda Erickson Very close	Second Officer Linda Erickson Reasonably close	Second Officer Linda Erickson Slightly	Second Officer Linda Erickson Hardly at all
Doctor Lee Frankel	Doctor Lee Frankel Very close	Doctor Lee Frankel Reasonably close	Doctor Lee Frankel Slightly	Doctor Lee Frankel Hardly at all
Captain George Fisher	Captain George Fisher Very close	Captain George Fisher Reasonably close	Captain George Fisher Slightly	Captain George Fisher Hardly at all
Captain Maynard Lyman	Captain Maynard Lyman Very close	Captain Maynard Lyman Reasonably close	Captain Maynard Lyman Slightly	Captain Maynard Lyman Hardly at all
Albert DeWitt	Albert DeWitt Very close	Albert DeWitt Reasonably close	Albert DeWitt Slightly	Albert DeWitt Hardly at all
Jennifer Lane	Jennifer Lane Very close	Jennifer Lane Reasonably close	Jennifer Lane Slightly	Jennifer Lane Hardly at all
President Brandon Kyle	President Brandon Kyle Very close	President Brandon Kyle Reasonably close	President Brandon Kyle Slightly	President Brandon Kyle Hardly at all

4. How much did the Prologue of 'Captain' (with Ray Clarke in the Italian Hotel just before the main action begins in Chapter One) get you involved with the action of the storyline: How about your involvement with the characters?

	Really grabbed me	It was good	Okay	It was fair	Flat
Action Elements of the Prologue	*How much did the Prologue of 'Captain' (with Ray Clarke in the Italian Hotel just before the main action begins in Chapter One) get you involved with the action of the storyline: How about your involvement with the characters? Action Elements of the Prologue Really grabbed me	Action Elements of the Prologue It was good	Action Elements of the Prologue Okay	Action Elements of the Prologue It was fair	Action Elements of the Prologue Flat
Character Elements of the Prologue	Character Elements of the Prologue Really grabbed me	Character Elements of the Prologue It was good	Character Elements of the Prologue Okay	Character Elements of the Prologue It was fair	Character Elements of the Prologue Flat

5. The Epilogue of 'Captain' attempted to not only wrap up the loose ends of the storyline, but also to provide an additional surprise for the reader. Did that Epilogue wrap up events satisfactorily for you? Did the engraved card that was handed to George Fisher come as a surprise?

	Very much	Somewhat	Not at all
The story was wrapped up	*The Epilogue of 'Captain' attempted to not only wrap up the loose ends of the storyline, but also to provide an additional surprise for the reader. Did that Epilogue wrap up events satisfactorily for you? Did the engraved card that was handed to George Fisher come as a surprise? The story was wrapped up Very much	The story was wrapped up Somewhat	The story was wrapped up Not at all
The card's surprise message	The card's surprise message Very much	The card's surprise message Somewhat	The card's surprise message Not at all

6. The flying scenes in 'Captain' were based on a great amount of very real technology, plus some elements of technological 'poetic license' to grease the wheels of the storyline. How did the scenes inside the cockpit seem to you? How did you find the scenes in the airliner's cabin?

	All too real!	Pretty darn good	Reasonable	Somewhat lacking	Unbelievable
Cockpit scenes	*The flying scenes in 'Captain' were based on a great amount of very real technology, plus some elements of technological 'poetic license' to grease the wheels of the storyline. How did the scenes inside the cockpit seem to you? How did you find the scenes in the airliner's cabin? Cockpit scenes All too real!	Cockpit scenes Pretty darn good	Cockpit scenes Reasonable	Cockpit scenes Somewhat lacking	Cockpit scenes Unbelievable
Cabin scenes	Cabin scenes All too real!	Cabin scenes Pretty darn good	Cabin scenes Reasonable	Cabin scenes Somewhat lacking	Cabin scenes Unbelievable

7. The psychological elements of the storyline in 'Captain' were based on very real insights and accepted medical concepts in those fields. Did those storyline elements of 'fear' and 'panic' come across as realistic to you?

The psychological elements of the storyline in 'Captain' were based on very real insights and accepted medical concepts in those fields. Did those storyline elements of 'fear' and 'panic' come across as realistic to you? Yes

Not sure

8. The novel was broken into several 'Books', and each of those sections began with an explanatory heading that told the reader the starting time/date/location of the upcoming scenes. What was your opinion of that additional information:

The novel was broken into several 'Books', and each of those sections began with an explanatory heading that told the reader the starting time/date/location of the upcoming scenes. What was your opinion of that additional information: Very helpful

Somewhat helpful

Okay

Somewhat annoying

Didn't like it

9. Several media reviewers have said that 'Captain' was not only a strong action/adventure novel, but that it also contained a good amount of character insight, development and human interaction. How would you rate those two separate aspects of 'Captain', on the classic scale of one-to-five?

	Five Stars!!!	Four Stars!!	Three Stars!	Two Stars	One Star
Action/Adventure elements	*Several media reviewers have said that 'Captain' was not only a strong action/adventure novel, but that it also contained a good amount of character insight, development and human interaction. How would you rate those two separate aspects of 'Captain', on the classic scale of one-to-five? Action/Adventure elements Five Stars!!!	Action/Adventure elements Four Stars!!	Action/Adventure elements Three Stars!	Action/Adventure elements Two Stars	Action/Adventure elements One Star
Character/drama elements	Character/drama elements Five Stars!!!	Character/drama elements Four Stars!!	Character/drama elements Three Stars!	Character/drama elements Two Stars	Character/drama elements One Star

10. All things considered, what overall rating would you personally give to 'Captain', on the classic scale of one-to-five:

	Five Stars!!!	Four Stars!!	Three Stars!	Two Stars	One Star
Captain	*All things considered, what overall rating would you personally give to 'Captain', on the classic scale of one-to-five: Captain Five Stars!!!	Captain Four Stars!!	Captain Three Stars!	Captain Two Stars	Captain One Star