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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jack smoke a cigarette with while waiting for the officers to arrive?
(a) Chuckie.
(b) Ronald.
(c) Max.
(d) Irving.

2. What does Jack see when he looks out the window of the plane on his first mission?
(a) A plane crashing into a building.
(b) A plane falling apart.
(c) Two planes crashing into each other.
(d) A plane catching on fire.

3. What is flak?
(a) Another name for arrows.
(b) A part of a plane.
(c) Metal and other debris that is shot at planes.
(d) Giant rocks.

4. Who does Jack feel is his closest friend?
(a) Ronald.
(b) Irving.
(c) Max.
(d) Chuckie.

5. To which state does Jack go for training with his flight crew?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Texas.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jack decide to call while on weekend leave?

2. How does Jack get to his home city?

3. What does Jack do in between missions?

4. Who does Jack rent a room from while on furlough?

5. What city does Jack go to during furlough?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Jack and his crew do on weekend leave.

2. Explain what happens to Pratt, Jack's crew mate, before they leave on furlough.

3. Give a brief description of flak.

4. Explain why Jack decides to keep a piece of flak from one of his missions.

5. Describe what happens when a bomb is stuck during one of Jack's missions.

6. Describe Jack and Dotty's afternoon together.

7. Describe where Jack and his crew are sent on their first mission and how Jack feels about it.

8. Describe what Jack spends his furlough doing in Part 1, Chapter 5.

9. Recall from the text how Jack reacts his first time up in the air.

10. Describe what happens when Jack becomes ill in Chapter 9. How do his actions show he is maturing?

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