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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jack find himself doing with each mission?
(a) Looking eagerly out the window.
(b) Curling into a ball and hiding under a stack of flak jackets.
(c) Releasing the bombs.
(d) Shooting the machine gun.

3. During one of the missions, what almost hit Jack's knee?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A piece of flak.
(c) A stray bullet.
(d) A piece of plane.

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

5. What do Jack and his crewmates have to complete before they are given weekend leave?
(a) Testing.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Bed checks.
(d) Training.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 3, what are Jack and his fellow crew members promoted to?

2. Why is Jack afraid to write a girl?

3. Where is Jack going to for furlough?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character Dotty.

2. Explain why Jack decides to keep a piece of flak from one of his missions.

3. Explain what happens to Pratt, Jack's crew mate, before they leave on furlough.

4. Recall what Jack does to get home to New York.

5. Explain why Jack wants to join the Army Air Corps.

6. Explain what Jack is afraid Dotty will find out in Part 1, Chapter 5.

7. Recall what happens on Jack's first mission.

8. Recall what Jack and Dotty talk about when he calls her from New Orleans.

9. Analyze how Jack's immaturity is apparent in Part 1, Chapters 1 -3, citing an example from the text.

10. Explain how Jack views the men who teach him during his training.

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