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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Louis Zamperini's place in the qualifying race in Germany?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 5th.
(c) 8th.
(d) 2nd.

2. What hallucination did Louis have on the raft according to Chapter 16?
(a) He heard singing.
(b) He tasted chocolate.
(c) He could see land.
(d) He saw mermaids.

3. What promise did Louis make on the boat?
(a) He would marry and live a good life.
(b) He would spend his life in public service.
(c) If he survived he would dedicate his life to God.
(d) He would quit the army immediately.

4. What were large contributors to the death rate of airmen during the early stages of the war according to Chapter 8?
(a) Bad weather forcecasts.
(b) Bad training.
(c) Weather and mechanical problems.
(d) Faulty fuel.

5. Whose voice did Louis hear as he surfaced after the crash according to Chapter 12?
(a) Robert's.
(b) Mark's.
(c) Francis'.
(d) Phil's.

6. What did Phil do before slipping into unconsciousness?
(a) Told Louis to try the radio.
(b) Told Louis to look after
(c) Told Louis to look after him.
(d) Put Louis in charge.

7. What did the men do in the raft to keep them warm?
(a) Huddled together.
(b) Put water in..
(c) Lit a fire.
(d) Put sea weed over themselves.

8. What did Louis Zamperini's brother tell the principal that Louis needed?
(a) A date.
(b) Reading help.
(c) Positive recognition.
(d) Discipline.

9. What wounds did Phil have after the crash?
(a) A broken leg.
(b) Gashes on his legs.
(c) Two gashes on his forehead.
(d) A broken arm.

10. How many names of MIA Marines did Louis find in his cell according to Chapter 18?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

11. How did Phil get out of the plane?
(a) By the side window.
(b) By the underbelly hatch.
(c) By the cockpit window.
(d) By the right gun opening.

12. When did Louis and Phil see an island?
(a) On their 36th day.
(b) On their 66th day.
(c) On their 46th day.
(d) On their 56th day.

13. What did Louis do to keep the shark at bay?
(a) He used flares.
(b) Hit them on the nose.
(c) He used a paddle as a hammer.
(d) He fired his gun.

14. What was Louis Zamperini overwhelmed by on the trip to Germany?
(a) The size of the Zepplin.
(b) The discipline of the Navy ship.
(c) The luxury of the boat and the food.
(d) The speed of the plane.

15. In what year did Germany and Japan start invading other countries according to Chapter 5?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1937.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Louis Zamperini at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. What did Louis give to the Japanese interrogating him?

3. Where were Louis Zamperini and the remaining crew reassigned to after the bombing of Fanafuti?

4. What was the nickname of Francis MacNamara?

5. What did Louis Zamperini and his crew name their plane?

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