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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 does Jack tell Stan about himself?

2. How do Jack and Stan leave their German captors?

3. After heading into the woods, what does Jack come across but is too afraid to approach?

4. What do Jack and Stan talk about that is a sore subject for Jack?

5. What happens to Jack's plane during the final mission?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain what happens that makes the reader believe Jack seems unwilling to accept that his crew mates are dead.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Jack struggles with his feelings of homesickness throughout the novel. These homesick feelings are a major theme in the novel.

Part 1) What is homesickness? How can it affect a person's state of mind?

Part 2) How is Jack's homesick feelings making him act?

Part 3) How does Jack cope with his homesick feelings?

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