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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jack give the person he spends his final day of furlough with?
(a) His Star of David.
(b) His lucky penny.
(c) His school ring.
(d) His cross.

3. Why does Jack want to join the fight against Hitler?
(a) To represent his family.
(b) To try and make some friends.
(c) To become a big war hero.
(d) To get away from home.

4. When does Jack's plane drop their bombs?
(a) After the last plane.
(b) After the lead plane.
(c) After they see another plane crash.
(d) After they have been fired at.

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

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

7. What does Pratt make everyone on the crew?
(a) His baby's godfathers.
(b) Sergeants.
(c) His friends for life.
(d) Captains.

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

9. Who does Jack rent a room from while on furlough?
(a) A kind man.
(b) A kind woman.
(c) A mean man.
(d) A mean woman.

10. Who does Jack not go see while on furlough?
(a) Martin.
(b) His family.
(c) Chuckie.
(d) Dotty.

11. What is Jack's plane's name in honor of?
(a) Pratt's daughter.
(b) To remind them what they are fighting for.
(c) Their home country.
(d) How close the crew is.

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

13. What happens when Jack tries to fly to his furlough destination?
(a) The plane has problems and will not take off.
(b) He does not have enough money.
(c) He cannot get a ticket.
(d) He is bumped off the flight.

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

15. When he is waiting for the officer to arrive during flight training. what type of plane does Jack wait in the shade of?
(a) B-5.
(b) B-18.
(c) B-29.
(d) B-17.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jack visit on his final day on furlough?

2. What do Jack and the person he visits on furlough spend the afternoon doing together?

3. What makes Jack feel homesick?

4. How does Jack feel the first time he goes up in the air?

5. What do Jack and his crewmates have to complete before they are given weekend leave?

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