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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 does Jack give the person he spends his final day of furlough with?
(a) His Star of David.
(b) His lucky penny.
(c) His school ring.
(d) His cross.

2. What is Jack's plane's name in honor of?
(a) Pratt's daughter.
(b) To remind them what they are fighting for.
(c) How close the crew is.
(d) Their home country.

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

4. With which Lieutenant does Jack undergo flight training?
(a) Martin.
(b) Rick.
(c) Mark.
(d) Bill.

5. To which state does Jack go for training with his flight crew?
(a) Texas.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. While up in the air for the first time, what does Jack imagine?

2. What is the room called where Jack and his crew learn about their first mission?

3. What does Jack see when he looks out the window of the plane on his first mission?

4. During one of the missions, what almost hit Jack's knee?

5. What does Jack do in between missions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jack and Dotty's afternoon together.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the character Dotty.

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

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

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