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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Jack's plane's name in honor of?

3. When does Jack's plane drop their bombs?

4. Who did Jack meet in Miami Beach?

5. Which crew mate of Jack's does not go on weekend leave?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why Jack's plane is named Godfather, Inc.

3. Describe what happens when Jack becomes ill in Chapter 9. How do his actions show he is maturing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Jack is captured by the Germans, he is nervous they will find out he is Jewish and put him in a concentration camp or kill him. Choose one concentration camp to write a research paper about, also including a brief explanation about why the Germans tried to exterminate the Jewish people.

Essay Topic 2

At one point in the novel, Jack has not actually experienced any real combat. He has fantasized about how he thinks the war will be, however, the reality of how it is changes him forever. Analyze how Jack's fantasies of war differ from the actual realities of the war. How can someone's fantasy of something almost make the reality harder to bear? Is Jack having a harder time dealing with his reality because of his preconceived notions of war?

Essay Topic 3

The book, The Last Mission, is historical fiction, it is set during World War II. Research and analyze World War II. Which countries were involved in the war? What did Hitler and Germany do that began the fighting? At what point did the United States enter the war? How was the Army Air Corps important to the outcome of the war?

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