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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. Where did Louis meet Cynthia Applewhite?

2. What did the American troops do to Kwajalein?

3. How often were local police departments told to report on their hunt for Watanabe?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who appeared alive in Chapter 37?

2. How did Watanabe change?

3. What happened after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Chapter 31?

4. What did the Bird do at the center of the camp?

5. What plan did prisoners hatch in Chapter 20?

6. What did a few prisoners plan in 1944 in Chapter 22?

7. What was found on a mountainside?

8. Where were some of the prisoners sent in Chapter 27?

9. What happened when Louis was invited back to the radio station in Chapter 26?

10. Where was Louis hospitalized in Chapter 33?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the Geneva Convention and why Japan did not ratify the agreement.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that running and the Olympics had in Louis Zamperini's life.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Phil's leadership skills with those of Louis and find similarities and differences between the two men.

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