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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Louis Zamperini think when the plane was about to crash?
(a) "If I survive, I will dedicate my life to God."
(b) "I hate planes."
(c) "Nobody's going to live through this."
(d) "I need to find the life raft."

2. Where did Louis Zamperini live as a child?
(a) New York and Boston.
(b) New York and California.
(c) Italy and California.
(d) Italy and New York.

3. What team did Louis Zamperini join?
(a) Football.
(b) Track.
(c) Golf.
(d) Baseball.

4. Where were Louis Zamperini and his crew sent to after getting their plane?
(a) Marshall Island.
(b) Australia.
(c) Oahu Hawaii.
(d) London.

5. What plane did Louis and the men in the raft signal?
(a) An American fighter.
(b) A Japanese fighter.
(c) A British fighter.
(d) An American bomber.

6. What did Louis discover after waking up in Chapter 13?
(a) Mac was dead.
(b) Mac caught a shark.
(c) That Mac ate all the chocolate.
(d) Mac drank all the water.

7. What was the nickname of the man who trained Louis Zamperini?
(a) Rick.
(b) Armand.
(c) Bill.
(d) Phil.

8. When did the men in the raft see another plane according to Chapter 15?
(a) After 27 days.
(b) After 37 days.
(c) After 17 days.
(d) After 62 days.

9. What was the table Louis was brought to to be interrogated loaded with?
(a) Food.
(b) Maps.
(c) Torture tools.
(d) Weapons.

10. Whose control were Marshall and Gilbert Island under?
(a) American.
(b) German.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Chinese.

11. What did Phil and Mac need help with?
(a) Getting away from the sharks.
(b) Bandaging their wounds.
(c) Getting back on the raft.
(d) Firing the flare.

12. What did Louis kill on the raft in Chapter 16?
(a) A pelican.
(b) An albatross.
(c) A shark.
(d) A tuna.

13. What position did Jimmie Sasaki have in the POW camp Louis was at?
(a) Head interrogator.
(b) Head medic.
(c) Head translator.
(d) Head guard.

14. What did the Japanese man tell Louis about the MIA Marines listed on the cell wall in Kwajalein?
(a) They were all freed.
(b) They were all transfered.
(c) They all killed themselves.
(d) They were all executed.

15. What did Louis use to make bait to catch a fish in Chapter 14?
(a) An albatross.
(b) A pelican.
(c) A fish.
(d) A shark.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much weight did Louis Zamperini gain on the trip to Germany from the time he got on the boat?

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

3. In what year did Germany and Japan start invading other countries according to Chapter 5?

4. What nickname was given to the Japanese bombers that raided Fanafuti?

5. From whom did Louis Zamperini receive congratulations?

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