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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What constantly appeared in Abie Abraham's dreams when he was a prisoner at Cabanatuan?
(a) Family.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Skeletons.
(d) Water.

2. What nationality was the priest allowed to enter Cabanatuan camp?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) German.
(d) French.

3. From where did Alamo Scouts rescue Dutch prisoners of war?
(a) Manilla.
(b) New Guinea.
(c) Luzon.
(d) Indonesia.

4. What dormant volcano could be seen to the west as the Rangers crawled toward Cabanatuan?
(a) Mount Pinatubo.
(b) Mount Arayat.
(c) Mount Mayon.
(d) Mount Taal.

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

6. Approximately how tall was the gate at the main entrance to Cabanatuan?
(a) 9 feet.
(b) 8 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 7 feet.

7. After prisoners shipped out of Cabanatuan, who became the commanding American officer?
(a) James Duckworth.
(b) Frederick Amos.
(c) Robert Burke.
(d) Robert Strong.

8. What did the villagers of Platero give the Americans to drink at a feast?
(a) Rum.
(b) Coconut wine.
(c) Homemade beer.
(d) Papaya wine.

9. What was Dorothy Clara Fuentes' real name?
(a) Mary Anderson.
(b) Claire Phillips.
(c) Andrea Browning.
(d) Jane Nickerson.

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

11. What was the nickname for the woman who operated one of Cabanatuan's clandestine enterprises?
(a) The Teacher.
(b) High Pockets.
(c) Geisha Lady.
(d) Mata Hari.

12. How long did it take the Rangers to neutralize the towers and pill boxes?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 2 minutes.
(c) 15 seconds.
(d) 30 seconds.

13. Where did Prince attend college?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Brown.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Harvard.

14. When did the Rangers and prisoners leave Platero?
(a) 10:00 p.m.
(b) 10:30 p.m.
(c) 8:30 p.m.
(d) 9:30 p.m.

15. In Chapter 8, how high was the Pampanga River in places?
(a) Knee high.
(b) Ankle deep.
(c) Chin high.
(d) Waist high.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name got painted on the American plane that flew over Cabanatuan?

2. What type of fighter planes flew over Cabanatuan January 19?

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

4. What did the prisoners steal from a farmer when they were alone at Cabanatuan?

5. What song was Ralph Rodriguez playing on a phonograph the evening of January 30?

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