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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 river had the Rangers forded before encountering the fields of grass?

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

3. What food did Robert Brody dream of at Cabanatuan?

4. How many rounds could an automatic heavy rifle shoot per minute?

5. Near what river was Platero situated?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Platero schoolhouse transformed into a makeshift hospital?

2. Why wasn't Prince worried about informants when they arrived in Balincarin and learned that people knew all about the Rangers' mission?

3. How did Nellist remove a metal fragment from Rounsaville?

4. When the Rangers began getting sleepy on the march, what were they given to keep them awake?

5. What efforts did the American prisoners who had engineering skills make to improve Cabanatuan prison?

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

7. In January, why did the Japanese shut down the Farm at Cabanatuan?

8. How were most of the Cabanatuan prisoners transported back to the United States?

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

10. What were some valuables that the prisoners stowed around the camp that they weren't allowed to take with them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reactions of the prisoners during the rescue and why some of the prisoners fought the rescue.

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

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