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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 do Jack and Stan compare the differences of?
2. Why does Jack give away his egg?
3. What is the second location where Jack hides after parachuting out of the plane?
4. How do Jack and Stan leave their German captors?
5. How many German soldiers come and take Stan and Jack out of the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain why Willy and Karl leaving Jack and Stan is somewhat surprising?
2. Explain how the idea of survival has become evident in Part 3, Chapters 13-15.
3. Describe what happens during the night at the German army camp.
4. Explain why Willy and Karl would want to give themselves up to the Americans.
5. Describe what happens to Dave after he and Jack parachute, analyzing Jack's reasoning.
6. Analyze how Jack is beginning to change his view of the German people in Part 3, Chapter 16.
7. Briefly describe the character Stan who is introduced in Part 3, Chapters 13 - 15.
8. Describe what Jack discovers about Chuckie during the final mission.
9. Describe what happens while Jack, Stan, Willy, and Karl are crossing into Austria.
10. Describe what happens when Jack is taken as a prisoner of war.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jack is taken as a prisoner of war. Many soldiers were taken as prisoners during World War II. Research and explore prisoners of war during World War II and compare Jack's experience. What is a prisoner of war? Is Jack's treatment the norm for prisoners of war?
Essay Topic 2
In The Last Mission, Jack befriends Chuckie, a fellow Army Air Corps crew member. Chuckie quickly becomes Jack's closest friend and an important character in the novel. Write an essay comparing the characters of Chuckie and Jack. Why has each character chosen to join the war effort? Why the Army Air Corps? How does Jack's friendship with Chuckie help him to adjust to life away from home?
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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