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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. Who are Jack and Stan on the road with for many days?

2. After being interviewed by the German solider, where is Jack sent to spend the night?

3. Where are Jack and Stan taken when their bus arrives at its destination?

4. After jumping from the plane, who does Jack see below him floating to the ground?

5. Who gives Jack and Stan each a boiled egg?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to Dave after he and Jack parachute, analyzing Jack's reasoning.

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

3. Recall what happens during Jack's final mission.

4. Describe what happens during the night at the German army camp.

5. Explain why Jack is confused over the final mission that he is assigned in Part 3, Chapter 10.

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

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

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

9. Explain how Jack can understand the German that the soldiers speak.

10. Explain why Willy and Karl leaving Jack and Stan is somewhat surprising?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The character Stan is introduced later on in The Last Mission. Stan and Jack are put together on the POW bus because they are the least injured and they quickly become friends. Analyze the character of Stan, and also compare him to Jack's character. Where are they from? Why did they join the war effort? What are their families like? How old are they? What do they look like? Who is more passionate about the war? What are their strengths, weaknesses, beliefs?

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

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?

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