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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Zamperini family hope for Louis?
(a) He was still alive.
(b) He was on a secret mission.
(c) He was not a POW.
(d) He died quickly.

2. When did Louis and Cynthia marry?
(a) May 17.
(b) May 25.
(c) May 30.
(d) May 20.

3. Why was Louis outside of the camp in Chapter 25?
(a) He was being transported to another camp.
(b) He was going to get some meat.
(c) He was being used as a human shield.
(d) He was digging graves.

4. How long had Louis been in Japan in Chapter 25?
(a) 15 months.
(b) 13 months.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 17 months.

5. What rank was Watanabe according to Chapter 23?
(a) Sergent.
(b) Corporal.
(c) Private.
(d) Colonel.

6. What did the POW find as the walked down the mountain to the nearest village?
(a) A party.
(b) Ghost towns.
(c) American troops.
(d) Japanese POWs.

7. What did one man marvel at as the sun came up after the party?
(a) The Japanese left the camp.
(b) The victory was not a dream.
(c) All men were still alive.
(d) Civilians were bringing food to them.

8. What car did Louis buy prior to his wedding with Cynthia?
(a) An Edsel.
(b) A Chevy convertible.
(c) A Ford convertible.
(d) A Buick convertible.

9. What did Tinker find in camp?
(a) A victrola.
(b) A bottle of Sake.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A watch.

10. Who was tracking down war criminals in Japan in Chapter 36?
(a) The American military.
(b) The Armerican secret service.
(c) The Japanese police.
(d) The FBI.

11. When was Cissy Zamperini born?
(a) Two weeks after Thanksgiving.
(b) Two weeks after Christmas.
(c) Two weeks after Halloween.
(d) Two weeks after Easter.

12. Who was transferred to Omori in Chapter 27?
(a) Robert Helis.
(b) MacNamara.
(c) Bill Harris.
(d) Phil.

13. Who walked Cynthia down the aisle?
(a) Louis' brother.
(b) One of Louis' college friends.
(c) Cynthia's father.
(d) Louis' father.

14. When does Chapter 29 begin?
(a) May, 1945.
(b) June, 1945.
(c) July, 1945.
(d) March, 1945.

15. Why did the prisoners nickname the guards?
(a) They couldn't remember their names.
(b) The guards never told their names.
(c) The prisoners wanted to create their own language.
(d) They could talk about them without retaliation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was announced for 1948, 6 months after Louis' return from Japan?

2. What was Watanabe's nickname in Chapter 24?

3. How long after Louis left Omori was 16 square miles of Tokyo incinerated?

4. How was Watanabe "punished" for his mistreating of prisoners?

5. What did the camp commander tell the men assembled in the camp?

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