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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did the American Red Cross Standard Package Number 8 weigh?
(a) 8 pounds.
(b) 6 pounds.
(c) 7 pounds.
(d) 9 pounds.

2. Where was the glow of fighting coming from that the prisoners could see from Cabanatuan in early January?
(a) Manila Bay.
(b) Lingayen Gulf.
(c) Baler Bay.
(d) Moro Gulf.

3. When was the American Plane that flew over Cabanatuan introduced?
(a) In 1940.
(b) In 1944.
(c) In 1941.
(d) In 1943.

4. Where was Dr. Fisher raised?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Maine.

5. What caused a strange condition where the prisoners necks turned to rubber and they couldn't hold up their heads?
(a) Bad medicine.
(b) Rancid fish head.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Dysentery.

6. What was the least desirable of all the Cabanatuan work details?
(a) Burying the dead.
(b) Working on the Farm.
(c) Working on the airstrip.
(d) Cutting wood.

7. Which guard on the Farm was demanding, but fair?
(a) Charlie Chaplin.
(b) Little Speedo.
(c) Liver Lips.
(d) Big Speedo.

8. Who would fire the inaugural shot to start the raid?
(a) William Proudfit.
(b) Roy Swezy.
(c) Joe Youngblood.
(d) John Murphy.

9. Who removed a metal fragment from Rounsaville?
(a) Stern.
(b) Hibbs.
(c) Fisher.
(d) Nellist.

10. Where did Bill Nellist grow up?
(a) California.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Washington.

11. What two books did Chaplain Taylor read when thrown into the heat box?
(a) The Bible and "The House of the Dead."
(b) The Bible and "The Brothers Karamazov."
(c) The Bible and "Crime and Punishment."
(d) The Bible and "Notes from the Underground."

12. Where did Prince grow up?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Providence.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Seattle.

13. What time did Pajota set a bomb to detonate on the Cabu River bridge?
(a) 7:00 p.m.
(b) 6:30 p.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 7:45 p.m.

14. Who was the most reluctant prisoner to leave the camp?
(a) Ralph Hibbs.
(b) James Duckworth.
(c) Abie Abraham.
(d) Bob Body.

15. What type of planes crossed and recrossed Cabanatuan on January 19?
(a) O-46s.
(b) O-49s.
(c) Piper Cubs.
(d) Kingfishers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did armored vehicles park at Cabanatuan?

2. When did the Rangers and prisoners leave Platero?

3. After prisoners shipped out of Cabanatuan, who became the commanding American officer?

4. What type of weed were the Rangers stepping through on January 29?

5. What was the camp's prime meeting ground named by the prisoners?

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