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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 talk about to the person he calls?
(a) How homesick he is.
(b) Their days together in Miami Beach.
(c) His childhood memories.
(d) Their vacation in New Orleans.

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

3. How does Jack feel the first time he goes up in the air?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Angry.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Excited.

4. Where does Jack learn his first mission will be over?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Munich.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Frankfurt.

5. What religion is Jack Raab?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Catholic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At which Air Base do Jack and his crew arrive in Part 2, Chapter 6?

3. Why does Jack want to join the fight against Hitler?

4. Why does Chuckie leaves Jack while they are in New Orleans?

5. Where is the Air Base in Part 2, Chapter 6 located?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe what Jack spends his furlough doing in Part 1, Chapter 5.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Give a brief description of flak.

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