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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 was John Murphy from?

2. Who removed the padlock from the front gate of Cabanatuan?

3. Who was the American provost-marshal in charge of perimeter patrols at Cabanatuan?

4. Where was Ralph Rodriguez from?

5. What type of fighter planes flew over Cabanatuan January 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Pajota planning for the rescue mission?

4. How did the villagers greet the Rangers when it came to Platero?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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