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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. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 3, what are Jack and his fellow crew members promoted to?

2. What happens to the crew in the plane that gets a rip?

3. What makes Jack feel homesick?

4. What city do Jack and his crew go to for weekend leave?

5. What happens when Jack tries to fly to his furlough destination?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the main character, Jack Raab.

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

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

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

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

6. Describe and briefly analyze how Jack feels about the war in Part 1, Chapters 1-3.

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

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

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

10. Give a brief description of flak.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Once Jack begins going on missions, he is finally faced with the reality of war and he is frightened. This is the beginning of a change in Jack's personality and in his maturity level.

Part 1) Describe what happens on Jack's first mission over Berlin.

Part 2) Explain what Jack realizes after his first mission.

Part 3) How is Jack's behavior changing now that he is experiencing the war for real?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

As Jack marches across Austria with the two German soldiers and Stan, he sees the towns and the people he bombed. For the first time, Jack is faced with the reality of the destruction these bombs caused. Examine the theme of war and morality in the book, analyzing how Jack's character is affected. What is morality? How does it pertain to the book and war? How does Jack feel when he sees the destruction that the bombs have caused? How has Jack's new ideals about war show how he has matured?

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