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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. Since Jack can somewhat understand the German soldiers, what does he learn from them?
(a) They want to give themselves up to the Americans.
(b) They hate Hitler.
(c) They will never surrender.
(d) They wish they had never joined the war effort.

2. How do Jack and Stan leave their German captors?
(a) They take a vehicle.
(b) Ride bikes.
(c) Ride horses.
(d) Walk.

3. What country do Jack, Stan, and the German soldiers cross over to in Part 3, Chapter 17?
(a) Czech Republic.
(b) Austria.
(c) Poland.
(d) Switzerland.

4. What does Stan tell Jack about himself?
(a) His reasons for joining the Army Air Corps, the money, and about home.
(b) How many Germans he has killed.
(c) How homesick he is.
(d) How frightened he is.

5. How many German soldiers come and take Stan and Jack out of the hospital?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. After being interviewed by the German solider, where is Jack sent to spend the night?

2. On Jack's second night after his plane crashes, what does he eat after he sneaks into a house?

3. What direction does Jack head in hopes of reaching Allied lines?

4. Whom does Jack give his egg to?

5. How can Jack understand the German language?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Jack is confused over the final mission that he is assigned in Part 3, Chapter 10.

2. Explain how Jack is captured, citing examples from the text.

3. Analyze how Jack is beginning to change his view of the German people in Part 3, Chapter 16.

4. Recall what happens during Jack's final mission.

5. Recall what happens to Jack and his boiled egg.

6. Explain how the war has taken on a new dimension for Jack.

7. Describe the two German soldiers, Willy and Karl, who take Jack and Stan across the countryside.

8. Explain how the idea of survival has become evident in Part 3, Chapters 13-15.

9. Recall what Jack tells the German soldier who interviews him.

10. Explain how Jack can understand the German that the soldiers speak.

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