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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. Who was killed by friendly fire at Cabanatuan?

2. Who was the most reluctant prisoner to leave the camp?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What concerns did Mucci have about the guerrillas as they readied to attack Cabanatuan?

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

3. What would Prince oversee as assault commander?

4. How did Teddy Richardson get the padlock open on the front gate?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 why the prisoners at Cabanatuan considered themselves the ghosts of Bataan.

Essay Topic 3

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

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