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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. What is the name of Jack's plane?

2. Who does Jack rent a room from while on furlough?

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

4. How does Jack get to his home city?

5. Why does Jack become frightened once he is up in the air on his first mission?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Recall from the text what Jack sees happen to a plane that is caught in a downdraft.

6. Analyze how Jack's immaturity is apparent in Part 1, Chapters 1 -3, citing an example from the text.

7. Briefly describe the main character, Jack Raab.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One theme in The Last Mission is the routine of military life. This routine takes up a good portion of this section of the book. Jack, however, does not seem to get used to the missions. Examine the theme of routine of military life and how Jack adjusts to this routine.

Part 1) How is Jack coping with the missions, even though they are routine? Is he still excited about them?

Part 2) Does anything ever happen to break up the routine of everyday military life?

Part 3) How does the routine of military life set the tone for this section of the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Jack is put into survival mode after he parachutes into enemy territory. He must remember all of his training in order to survive. He is on his own and does not know if any of his crew members have survived. Examine the theme of survival in the text, analyzing how much Jack has matured since the beginning of the book. How does Jack react when forced into survival mode? Does Jack stay cool and collected? How is Jack feeling while he is in enemy territory? How does this demonstrate how much he has grown and matured?

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