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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 first location that Jack hides behind after parachuting out of the plane?

2. What does one of the German guards blame the Americans for?

3. Where do the German soldiers take Jack?

4. When Jack is put on a bus on the morning after being captured, who are the other passengers?

5. Who do the German soldiers tell Jack and Stan are coming in Part 3, Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Recall how Jack and Stan get back to the American lines and how they are treated.

2. Describe what Jack discovers about Chuckie during the final mission.

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

4. Describe what happens while Jack, Stan, Willy, and Karl are crossing into Austria.

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

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

7. Describe how Jack thinks clearly after landing on enemy territory.

8. Briefly describe the character Stan who is introduced in Part 3, Chapters 13 - 15.

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

10. Explain why Willy and Karl would want to give themselves up to the Americans.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The Last Mission, Jack has now seen other soldiers shot and killed. Yet, he seems unwilling to accept that his friends are dead, even though his own eyes have seen it. Analyze Jack's unwillingness to accept death and why he is so unwilling.

Part 1) Why is Jack so unwilling to accept that his crew members are dead?

Part 2) Why would Jack hold onto the belief that they are alive?

Part 3) Is Jack's unwillingness to accept death a way of surviving or is it a result of his immaturity?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

During their imprisonment, Jack and Stan are given very little food, leaving them starving. One day a priest gives them each a boiled egg. Jack saves his and his faced with the decision of giving his egg to a starving German child or keeping it for himself. Explore the idea of compassion in The Last Mission.

Part 1) How important is it for Jack to not lose his compassion during war? Or is it dangerous to feel compassion while at war?

Part 2) Is Stan as compassionate as Jack? Do the German guards show Jack any compassion?

Part 3) How does Jack's compassion show how much he as matured while at war?

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