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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. After talking with the Alamo Scouts and Pajota, how long did Mucci decide to wait before attempting the rescue?

2. What nationality was the priest allowed to enter Cabanatuan camp?

3. What did the prisoners trap to eat for extra protein?

4. What was the most popular class in the prison, "University of the Far East"?

5. How many carts drawn by carabao carry prisoners when they left Platero?

Short Essay Questions

1. When McCarty and some other prisoners went back to the Japanese side to find more food, what did they encounter on their way back?

2. Who was the last prisoner left in Cabanatuan and why was he left there?

3. What was special about the P-61 plane?

4. What did Captain Pajota suggest as cover for the Rangers as they wriggled to their positions in the fields?

5. How was Platero made the Ranger staging area and bivouac site?

6. What was an aswang?

7. How was the barking problem in Platero solved?

8. Why weren't the Signal Corps men as excited as the Rangers as the mission got underway?

9. How did Pajota suggest that the injured prisoners be transported back to American lines?

10. What extensive underground developed that regularly smuggled goods into the camp at Cabanatuan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss General Homma's plan for evacuating Americans and Filipinos from the Bataan peninsula and the flaws in his plan.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether the men should have tried to escape when the Japanese left the camp unguarded. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why General King decided to surrender to the Japanese without approval from his superiors, using examples from the book.

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