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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While up in the air for the first time, what does Jack imagine?
(a) The plane crashing.
(b) Landing safely.
(c) Doing everyone's jobs, even the pilot's.
(d) Jumping from the plane.

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

3. Who does Jack meet on the streets while on furlough?
(a) Bullies.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) Loose women.
(d) Other soldiers.

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

5. What happens to the crew in the plane that gets a rip?
(a) The plane catches on fire and they are badly wounded.
(b) They fix the rip before they crash.
(c) They crash and die.
(d) They scramble to bail out.

6. Where did Jack meet his fellow solider Chuckie?
(a) Flight School.
(b) High School.
(c) Elementary School.
(d) Gunnery School.

7. Why does Jack lie about his age?
(a) To join the Army Air Corps.
(b) To join the Navy.
(c) To join the Marines.
(d) To join the Air Force.

8. Why is Jack nervous about what he says and does around his crew?
(a) He is afraid they will realize his true age.
(b) He is very homesick.
(c) He does not like the other guys in his crew.
(d) He is afraid they will not like him.

9. To which state does Jack go for boot camp?
(a) Florida.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Lousiana.
(d) Texas.

10. Where is the Air Base in Part 2, Chapter 6 located?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) England.

11. Who does Jack go into town with while on weekend leave?
(a) Chuckie.
(b) Irving.
(c) Martin.
(d) Pratt.

12. What does Jack learn about parachutes?
(a) To not rely on his parachute.
(b) How to strap it on and when to pull the chord.
(c) To never forget his parachute.
(d) How to put a parachute together.

13. Why won't Jack call his mother while on weekend leave?
(a) He is afraid the moment he hears her voice, he will tell her the truth.
(b) He is afraid she will yell at him.
(c) He is mad at her.
(d) He is afraid of her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack do until he makes himself brave while on his first mission?

2. How does Jack feel when his plane touches ground after his first mission?

3. What city do Jack and his crew go to for weekend leave?

4. How does Jack get to his home city?

5. Which crew mate of Jack's does not go on weekend leave?

(see the answer keys)

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