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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 talk about that is a sore subject for Jack?

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

3. After being captured, where does the bus take Jack?

4. What does Stan tell Jack about himself?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in The Last Mission is vital to the whole tone of the story. The setting almost becomes a character itself because of how much it shapes the story. Describe how the author uses the different settings in The Last Mission to set the tone for his story. Different settings to explore: boot camp in Florida, flight training in Louisiana, weekend leave in New Orleans, furlough in New York, Northumberland Air Base in England, the air missions, Czechoslovakia as a POW, and Austria as a POW.

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

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?

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