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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 type of planes did the prisoners see after the air-raid alarm sounded on December 14?

2. How many men could fit in the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?

3. How many men survived the massacre at Puerto Princesa?

4. Where did the trains take prisoners?

5. What type of gun did most Rangers, including Captain Prince, carry?

Short Essay Questions

1. For the men of Bataan, what was the real enemy?

2. How did General Yamashita plan to conduct the withdrawal of his troops as the Americans forced the Japanese to withdraw?

3. Why did the Rangers hate Mucci and then change their minds about him?

4. Who was Keezel?

5. How did Dr. Hibbs describe his posting in the Philippines in late November 1941?

6. When and how did the Americans invade the Philippines after the Japanese attack and occupation?

7. With surrender eminent, what were the men on Bataan who were fleeing from Japanese doing to their equipment?

8. Approximately how many died as the Americans and Filipinos moved north out of Bataan?

9. Why did American prisoners discard anything that had the words "Made in Japan"?

10. Why did Mucci want photographers to accompany the Rangers on their rescue mission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why the prisoners at Cabanatuan considered themselves the ghosts of Bataan.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast how the Filipinos felt about the Japanese and how they felt about the Americans.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the Japanese treated prisoners of war and use examples from the book.

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