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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. Why is Jack confused about this final mission?

2. Where do the German soldiers take Jack and Stan after they have been shot at by the airplane?

3. Since Jack can somewhat understand the German soldiers, what does he learn from them?

4. Why does Jack give away his egg?

5. Where is Stan from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe what happens when Jack is taken as a prisoner of war.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The Last Mission, Godfather II is heavily hit with flak and the wing falls off causing several of the crew members to parachute into enemy territory. Several of Jack's crew mates have died, but Jack seems unable to face the reality that they are dead. Analyze how Jack deals with shock and grief in The Last Mission.

Part 1) What is grief? What can cause grief and shock?

Part 2) What happens to Jack in this section of the book that causes him to have grief and shock?

Part 3) How does Jack deal with grief? Is Jack's reaction to the death of his friends an example of his youth?

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

The book, The Last Mission, is historical fiction, it is set during World War II. Research and analyze World War II. Which countries were involved in the war? What did Hitler and Germany do that began the fighting? At what point did the United States enter the war? How was the Army Air Corps important to the outcome of the war?

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