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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. 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. Where are Jack and his crew forced to ditch their plane during a bomb run?
(a) Lyme Bay.
(b) Berlin.
(c) The English Channel.
(d) Dover.

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

4. What does the person who Jack calls ask him to do?
(a) To come and visit when he is on furlough.
(b) To be careful.
(c) To please come home.
(d) To never call again.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people does Jack see survive from the plane crash he views from the window?

2. Who does Jack decide to call while on weekend leave?

3. Where is Jack going to for furlough?

4. What religion is Jack Raab?

5. Who does Jack feel is his closest friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Recall from the text what Jack sees happen to a plane that is caught in a downdraft.

2. Describe where Jack and his crew are sent on their first mission and how Jack feels about it.

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

4. Briefly describe the main character, Jack Raab.

5. Analyze Jack and Chuckie's relationship; how does Jack feel about Chuckie?

6. Describe what Jack and his crew do on weekend leave.

7. Explain whom Jack meets in Miami Beach and what he fears.

8. Explain why Jack is so nervous to hear his mother's voice.

9. Describe what happens when a bomb is stuck during one of Jack's missions.

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

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