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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the American troops do to Kwajalein?
(a) They preserved it.
(b) They transformed it into a hopsital.
(c) They turned it into a command center.
(d) They demolished it.

2. Louis was taken to ____________ in Tokyo.
(a) A military office.
(b) A radio factory.
(c) A farm.
(d) A radio broadcasting station.

3. For what reason did Cynthia ask her father for money?
(a) To buy a car.
(b) For a down payment.
(c) To come home and file for divorce.
(d) For a trip to Japan.

4. What did Louis refrain from doing while being beaten?
(a) Submitting.
(b) Smiling.
(c) Fighting back.
(d) Screaming.

5. Who was transferred to Omori in Chapter 27?
(a) Robert Helis.
(b) Phil.
(c) MacNamara.
(d) Bill Harris.

6. What was the American prisoners told not to seek?
(a) To contact their families.
(b) To go home on their own.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Their friends in other camp.

7. Who did Watanabe feel was the only one who could judge him?
(a) The Emperor.
(b) His commanding officer.
(c) God.
(d) Japanese tribunals.

8. What did the POW learn in Chapter 29?
(a) Germany had fallen.
(b) The landing in Normandy was successful.
(c) Hiroshima was destroyed.
(d) The Russians took over Stalingrad.

9. How many officers were involved in tracking down Watanabe in one prefecture?
(a) 3,100
(b) 9,100.
(c) 5,500
(d) 521.

10. How did the Naoetsu POWs leave the camp?
(a) Walking.
(b) By plane.
(c) By train.
(d) By cars.

11. What rumor began to circulate in Japanese camp in 1945 according to Chapter 29?
(a) The no surrender policy.
(b) The liberation policy.
(c) The Emperor must survive policy.
(d) The kill all policy.

12. Approximately how many punches did each man take?
(a) 350.
(b) 240.
(c) 220.
(d) 120.

13. What did one man marvel at as the sun came up after the party?
(a) All men were still alive.
(b) Civilians were bringing food to them.
(c) The victory was not a dream.
(d) The Japanese left the camp.

14. What did the Zamperini family hope for Louis?
(a) He was still alive.
(b) He was not a POW.
(c) He was on a secret mission.
(d) He died quickly.

15. When did Cynthia first meet the Zanperini family?
(a) May 30.
(b) May 17.
(c) May 25.
(d) May 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tinker find in camp?

2. What was the Naoetsu camp?

3. What were the names of Cynthia's two boyfriends when she met Louis?

4. When was Hiroshima bombed?

5. What were Louis' nightmares about?

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