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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 did a Filipino tell Eugene Neilsen after Neilsen asked the man to write the War Department about the massacre at Puerto Princesa?

2. Where were the 6th Army headquarters that the Rangers reached a few minutes after starting their mission on January 28?

3. Where was Lieutenant Edward "Tommie" Thomas from?

4. What was the name of the monkey brought from the Philippines from New Guinea?

5. Why did Captain Bert Bank's fellow Americans have to carry him semi-conscious for six hours?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Army veterinarians doing as the men fled toward Mariveles?

2. According to Japanese historian Murakami Hyoe, how did Tsuji show that prisoners should be treated?

3. Who was Keezel?

4. How did Eugene Nielsen escape after the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa got set on fire?

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

6. How did Van Geldern get sent to the Philippines before Captain Prince?

7. What mixed responses did Abie Abraham and the other Americans receive as they marched north to the prison camp?

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

9. What had the prisoners of Puerto Princesa Prison Camp been working on during internment?

10. What is a reason the Japanese didn't review their evacuation plan when they realized there were more prisoners than previously estimated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss how the Japanese viewed the prisoner-of-war status and what they would do to avoid becoming prisoners.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why the Filipinos helped Americans in the fight against the Japanese.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Colonel Masanobu Tsuji and General Homma, using examples from the book.

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