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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 type of planes crossed and recrossed Cabanatuan on January 19?

2. What did the prisoners find in the kitchen at Cabanatuan when the Japanese left?

3. Where was John Murphy from?

4. What caused a strange condition where the prisoners necks turned to rubber and they couldn't hold up their heads?

5. What constantly appeared in Abie Abraham's dreams when he was a prisoner at Cabanatuan?

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

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

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

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

6. How was Pajota planning for the rescue mission?

7. What would happen to a prisoner if he would slip a root or a pod of beans into his personal gunny sack?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reasons why the prisoners believed they would be massacred. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Colonel Masanobu Tsuji and General Homma, using examples from the book.

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