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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Jack share a kiss with?
(a) His mother.
(b) Dotty.
(c) Chuckie's sister.
(d) A girl he meets in a bar.

5. If Jack tells anyone about his real age, whom would he tell?
(a) Max.
(b) Irving.
(c) Chuckie.
(d) Ronald.

6. What is flak?
(a) A part of a plane.
(b) Giant rocks.
(c) Metal and other debris that is shot at planes.
(d) Another name for arrows.

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

8. What does Jack do until he makes himself brave while on his first mission?
(a) Curls up into a ball.
(b) Cries.
(c) Screams.
(d) Rocks back and forth.

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

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

11. Who does Jack decide to call while on weekend leave?
(a) Chuckie.
(b) His dad.
(c) Dotty.
(d) Irving.

12. 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 falling apart.
(c) A plane crashing into a building.
(d) A plane catching on fire.

13. Why does Chuckie leaves Jack while they are in New Orleans?
(a) He is mad at Jack.
(b) He wants to leave the army.
(c) He feels sick.
(d) He meets a girl.

14. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 3, what are Jack and his fellow crew members promoted to?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Private.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Captain.

15. Who are the other soldiers that Jack and his crew go through training with?
(a) Soldiers who have retired and are there to teach.
(b) Soldiers from allied countries.
(c) Soldiers who need extra training.
(d) Soldiers who have already been in Europe and flown large numbers of missions.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Jack's plane drop their bombs?

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

3. What is Jack's plane's name in honor of?

4. What does Jack learn about parachutes?

5. Who tells Jack to go fix the problem with the stuck bomb?

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