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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V, Chapters 34-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the prisoners nickname the guards?
(a) The prisoners wanted to create their own language.
(b) The guards never told their names.
(c) They couldn't remember their names.
(d) They could talk about them without retaliation.

2. Where were the 1940's Olympics supposed to take place?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Tokyo.

3. What did the prisoners of Mitsushima try to do in Chapter 29?
(a) Kill the Hound.
(b) Kill the Fox.
(c) Kill the Bird.
(d) Kill the Quack.

4. What secret piece of equipment did Louis Zamperini use during the bombing run on Wake Island?
(a) The Federer Engine.
(b) The Maxell Radar.
(c) The Norden bomb sight.
(d) The Robertson night vision system.

5. What nickname was given to the Japanese bombers that raided Fanafuti?
(a) The Small Six.
(b) The Stinking Six.
(c) The Annoying Six.
(d) The Gross Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor began to circulate in Japanese camp in 1945 according to Chapter 29?

2. How long after the crash were the men classified as lost at sea?

3. What did Francis MacNamara start to do after some time in the raft?

4. Who heard of Watanabe's cruelty and put pressure on the military to remedy the situation?

5. What happened to Louis Zamperini when he got close to the head of the qualifying race?

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