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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Jack and Stan talk about that is a sore subject for Jack?
(a) Hitler and what he has done to the Jews.
(b) Their families.
(c) Fallen comrades.
(d) Their experiences in the war.

2. What happens to Jack's plane during the final mission?
(a) The plan is hit heavily with flak causing the wing to break and fall off.
(b) They finish their mission and land safely.
(c) The plane loses an engine and crashes into the ocean.
(d) The plane catches fire and they make a crash landing.

3. Who are Jack and Stan on the road with for many days?
(a) Fredrich, Karl, Dieter.
(b) Mack, Dieter, Willy, Alrich, and Emeric.
(c) Willy and Karl.
(d) Mack, Wallace, Alrich, Fredrich.

4. What does Jack's plane have to do because of the lead plane in the final mission?
(a) Rescue the falling crew members from the lead plane.
(b) Carry extra soldiers.
(c) Turn around and head back.
(d) Repeat the bombing pattern.

5. What does Jack do with his parachute after landing in enemy territory?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Leaves it where he landed.
(c) Throws it away.
(d) Buries it.

6. What does Jack hope Dave is doing to discourage shooters?
(a) Playing dead.
(b) Running.
(c) Hiding.
(d) Shooting back.

7. How do Jack and Stan leave their German captors?
(a) Walk.
(b) They take a vehicle.
(c) Ride bikes.
(d) Ride horses.

8. After Jack runs from the house that he broke into, what does he steal?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A bike.

9. What does Jack tell Stan about himself?
(a) How frightened he is.
(b) He makes up a story about his heroism.
(c) He tells him about Dotty.
(d) His real age and how he came to be in the Army.

10. What does one of the German guards blame the Americans for?
(a) The lack of food.
(b) The lack of fuel to fly his plane.
(c) The death of his family.
(d) The death of his fallen comrade.

11. Jack sees many Germans during his trip with the soldiers, how are they?
(a) Angry and hostile.
(b) Injured and broken.
(c) Nervous and anxious.
(d) Happy and encouraged.

12. What does Stan tell Jack about himself?
(a) His reasons for joining the Army Air Corps, the money, and about home.
(b) How homesick he is.
(c) How many Germans he has killed.
(d) How frightened he is.

13. After crossing into the new country, what do Jack, Stan, and the German soldiers get a ride from?
(a) A troop transport.
(b) A tank.
(c) An old farmer.
(d) A utility van.

14. Why does Jack begin to question the reasoning behind the war?
(a) He really likes the German soldiers who guard him.
(b) He realizes that most of the German people are just like him.
(c) He does not understand why America had to get involved.
(d) He realizes that there was no reason for the fighting.

15. In Part 3, Chapter 17, what do Jack and Stan hear the Germans yelling about at night?
(a) The Japanese are coming.
(b) The Russians are coming.
(c) We have won.
(d) The Americans are coming.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Jack's second night after his plane crashes, what does he eat after he sneaks into a house?

2. What is the second location where Jack hides after parachuting out of the plane?

3. The night after the Germans yelling, how many guards are watching over Jack and Stan?

4. When does the bus that Jack is waiting aboard leave?

5. How can Jack understand the German language?

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