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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 were the prisoners loaded into boxcars?

2. How far were the rangers from Cabanatuan when they stopped to begin marching on foot?

3. What did the prisoners call the Battan Death March at the time that they were making the trip?

4. How many ounces of food were the men fighting on Bataan given?

5. What was Dr. Ralph Emerson Hibbs's rank?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Dr. Ralph Hibbs lying delirious in a ditch at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. Why did Abraham believe that those who didn't have dysentery before the march out of Bataan would surely get dysentery?

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

4. What concern did Major Robert Lapham present to G-2 officer Horton White?

5. Why were the Japanese gathering in Cabanatuan?

6. What type of equipment did Army photographers bring when they accompanied the Rangers on their rescue mission?

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

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

9. What was the mood of the men as they ready for the raid on January 28, 1945?

10. Who was Keezel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the intelligence Mucci received and why it influenced his decision to delay the rescue mission for 24 hours.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Claire Phillips assisted in the resistance efforts against the Japanese.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the cultural differences that led to the disaster that became known as the Bataan Death March.

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