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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jack's crew mate not go on weekend leave?
(a) He is awaiting a call from his mother who is sick and dying.
(b) He is awaiting a call from his wife regarding the birth of their first child.
(c) He is very sick.
(d) He does not want to go.

2. Who did Jack meet in Miami Beach?
(a) Chuckie.
(b) Irving.
(c) His grandpa.
(d) A girl.

3. Where does Jack learn his first mission will be over?
(a) Frankfurt.
(b) Munich.
(c) Hamburg.
(d) Berlin.

4. What does Jack see when he looks out the window of the plane on his first mission?
(a) A plane falling apart.
(b) Two planes crashing into each other.
(c) A plane catching on fire.
(d) A plane crashing into a building.

5. How many weeks after Jack's promotion is he given weekend leave?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Eight.

6. What does Jack do in between missions?
(a) Hangs out with Chuckie at a nearby bar.
(b) Writes letters to home.
(c) Reads.
(d) Wanders the base.

7. Why does Jack not get any mail?
(a) He could not tell his family where he is because of the risk of getting caught in his lie about his age.
(b) He told his family and friends not to write him.
(c) His family is upset with him and will not write.
(d) He does not have any family or friends.

8. How does Jack feel about his instructors?
(a) He fears them.
(b) He admires them.
(c) He loves them.
(d) He hates them.

9. Why is Jack excited about the location of his first mission?
(a) Hitler is in Hamburg.
(b) Hitler is in Munich.
(c) Hitler is in Frankfurt.
(d) Hitler is in Berlin.

10. Why is the experience of releasing the stuck bomb so frightening for Jack?
(a) He is terrified of moving around the plane.
(b) He could have fallen out of the plane through the bomb doors.
(c) He does not want to get shot by stray bullets.
(d) The bomb could have gone off.

11. What mission is it when Jack sees his first and only German fighter plane?
(a) Twentieth mission.
(b) Ninth mission.
(c) Tenth mission.
(d) Nineteenth mission.

12. Who does Jack feel is his closest friend?
(a) Irving.
(b) Ronald.
(c) Chuckie.
(d) Max.

13. What happens to Pratt's wife?
(a) She gives birth to a girl.
(b) She gives birth to a boy.
(c) She leaves him for another man.
(d) She gets really sick.

14. In a short amount of time, how do the missions become for Jack?
(a) Awful.
(b) Dull.
(c) Routine.
(d) Exciting.

15. Who tells Jack to go fix the problem with the stuck bomb?
(a) Chuckie.
(b) Irving.
(c) Pratt.
(d) Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jack decide to call while on weekend leave?

2. What is flak?

3. What does Jack learn about parachutes?

4. What does Jack find himself doing with each mission?

5. When he is waiting for the officer to arrive during flight training. what type of plane does Jack wait in the shade of?

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