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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. To which organization is the daughter of the person that Jack rents a room from, a member?
(a) ROTC.
(b) Navy.
(c) WAVES.
(d) Air Force.

2. Which crew mate of Jack's does not go on weekend leave?
(a) Pratt.
(b) Martin.
(c) Irving.
(d) Chuckie.

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

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

5. At which Air Base do Jack and his crew arrive in Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Southumberland Air Base.
(b) Easternland Air Base.
(c) Westernland Air Base.
(d) Northumberland Air Base.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack give the person he spends his final day of furlough with?

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

3. Why is Jack nervous about what he says and does around his crew?

4. What makes Jack feel homesick?

5. What does Jack talk about to the person he calls?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Jack enlists in the Army Air Corps.

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

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

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

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

6. Recall from the text how Jack reacts his first time up in the air.

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

8. Briefly describe the main character, Jack Raab.

9. Give a brief description of flak.

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

(see the answer keys)

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