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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. Who does Jack visit on his final day on furlough?
(a) Martin.
(b) His family.
(c) Chuckie.
(d) Dotty.

2. Why does Jack become frightened once he is up in the air on his first mission?
(a) One of his crewmates is killed.
(b) His plane catches fire.
(c) Flak is flying all around them.
(d) He is scared of heights.

3. What makes Jack feel homesick?
(a) A letter from his mother.
(b) A song on the radio.
(c) The little cafes remind him of home.
(d) The sight of freshly baked pies in a bakery.

4. How is Jack woken on the day of his first mission?
(a) Early.
(b) Too early.
(c) Too late.
(d) Late.

5. Who did Jack meet in Miami Beach?
(a) Irving.
(b) A girl.
(c) Chuckie.
(d) His grandpa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is flak?

2. Who does Jack feel is his closest friend?

3. What does Jack witness another plane get caught in?

4. What does Jack do until he makes himself brave while on his first mission?

5. Why won't Jack call his mother while on weekend leave?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain Jack's feeling about home in Part 1, Chapters 4-5.

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

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

6. Describe the character Dotty.

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

8. Describe and briefly analyze how Jack feels about the war in Part 1, Chapters 1-3.

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

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

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