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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. Why does Jack begin to question the reasoning behind the war?
(a) He really likes the German soldiers who guard him.
(b) He does not understand why America had to get involved.
(c) He realizes that most of the German people are just like him.
(d) He realizes that there was no reason for the fighting.

2. After being captured and while on the bus, what does Jack call out to the other passengers?
(a) Proclaims that he's an American.
(b) The names of his crewmembers.
(c) Yells for help.
(d) Screams obscenities at the Germans.

3. How do Jack and Stan leave their German captors?
(a) Walk.
(b) They take a vehicle.
(c) Ride bikes.
(d) Ride horses.

4. After heading into the woods, what does Jack come across but is too afraid to approach?
(a) A house.
(b) A tent.
(c) A van.
(d) A cabin.

5. Where do the German soldiers take Jack and Stan after they have been shot at by the airplane?
(a) The country's border.
(b) A German army camp.
(c) A concentration camp.
(d) A German hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the German soldiers that grab Jack make him do?

2. Where is Jack's crew assigned to fly their final bomb run over?

3. After breaking free of their imprisonment, what does a soldier tell Jack and Stan?

4. What does one of the German guards blame the Americans for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the war has taken on a new dimension for Jack.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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