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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 does one of the German guards blame the Americans for?

2. What does Jack tell Stan about himself?

3. Why is Jack confused about this final mission?

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

5. What does Jack hope Dave is doing to discourage shooters?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Jack and Stan escape the German army camp.

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

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

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

5. Explain why Jack's birthday is so significant to his final mission that he is assigned over Czechoslovakia.

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

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

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

9. Explain what happens that makes the reader believe Jack seems unwilling to accept that his crew mates are dead.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack has lied to a lot of people throughout The Last Mission. At the end of the book, he has a difficult time dealing with the grief that he put people through with his lying. Explore the theme of honesty in the book and what Jack learns about being honest.

Part 1) What does Jack learn about honesty?

Part 2) How did his lies affect others like his family, Dotty, and Chuckie's family?

Part 3) How important is it to be honest in life?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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