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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 river had the Rangers forded before encountering the fields of grass?

2. Approximately how tall was the gate at the main entrance to Cabanatuan?

3. Near what river was Platero situated?

4. What was Dorothy Clara Fuentes' real name?

5. What type of planes crossed and recrossed Cabanatuan on January 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Pajota planning for the rescue mission?

2. What efforts did the American prisoners who had engineering skills make to improve Cabanatuan prison?

3. Who was the last prisoner left in Cabanatuan and why was he left there?

4. What was special about the P-61 plane?

5. How did Teddy Richardson get the padlock open on the front gate?

6. Describe the weed named cogon.

7. What extensive underground developed that regularly smuggled goods into the camp at Cabanatuan?

8. In January, why did the Japanese shut down the Farm at Cabanatuan?

9. When the Rangers began getting sleepy on the march, what were they given to keep them awake?

10. How did the villagers greet the Rangers when it came to Platero?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the rules and patterns that Bank observed about how to avoid punishment or death.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the meaning of Henry Lee's poem quoted in Chapter 5, as it related to the prisoners at Cabanatuan.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Commandant Mori and Captain Tsuneyoshi, using examples from the book.

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