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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How was Louis Zamperini as a child?
(a) He was quiet, but friendly.
(b) He was a troublemaker.
(c) He was a quiet and a loner.
(d) He was the clown of the class.

5. What did the principal of Louis Zamperini 's school forbid him to do in Chapter 2?
(a) Go to the prom.
(b) Join clubs or sports teams.
(c) Attend Math 201.
(d) Date.

6. In what year does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1929.

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

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

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

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

11. 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) Weather and mechanical problems.
(c) Faulty fuel.
(d) Bad training.

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

13. What was the nickname of Francis MacNamara?
(a) Bill.
(b) Mac.
(c) Nama.
(d) Franky.

14. What did Phil and his co-pilot notice before an engine failed on their new plane?
(a) The right engine was turning too fast.
(b) An engine was burning more fuel than the others.
(c) The tail was vibrating.
(d) The landing gear was stuck.

15. When were Louis Zamperini and his crew sent to active duty according to Chapter 7?
(a) Christmas, 1942.
(b) Easter, 1942.
(c) Thanksgiving, 1942.
(d) New Year, 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname of the B-24 bomber according to Chapter 6?

2. How did Louis try to signal the plane they saw?

3. What did the small island Phil and Louis see turn out to be?

4. Where were Phil and Louis transferred to?

5. When did Louis Zamperini and his crew experience devastating mechanical problems in Chapter 8?

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