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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What granted Louis a space of time to let it go?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Walking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Running.

2. What would Watanabe sometimes do after beating a prisoner?
(a) Go back and apologize.
(b) Go back and beat the ones treating his wounds.
(c) Go back and kill him.
(d) Transfer the prisoner to another camp.

3. Who heard of Watanabe's cruelty and put pressure on the military to remedy the situation?
(a) A member of the Imperial Family.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) The Mayor of the local village.
(d) A high ranking Japanese army.

4. What car did Louis buy prior to his wedding with Cynthia?
(a) A Chevy convertible.
(b) A Buick convertible.
(c) A Ford convertible.
(d) An Edsel.

5. When does Chapter 29 begin?
(a) March, 1945.
(b) July, 1945.
(c) May, 1945.
(d) June, 1945.

6. What rank was Watanabe according to Chapter 23?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Sergent.
(c) Private.
(d) Corporal.

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

8. What were Louis' nightmares about?
(a) The Bird.
(b) The Quack.
(c) The Beaver.
(d) The Racoon.

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

10. Why was it an advantage to have the enlisted men go outside the camp.
(a) They could sneak back food and other items.
(b) They could see Japan.
(c) They could gather information about the Allied forces.
(d) They could get some exercize.

11. When did Louis meet Cynthia Applewhite?
(a) June, 1946.
(b) May, 1946.
(c) March, 1946.
(d) August, 1946.

12. Where did the Bird make the men stand to strike each other's faces?
(a) In the medical tent.
(b) In the Commander's room.
(c) In the middle of the camp.
(d) In their barracks.

13. Why were the enlisted men taken outside the camp?
(a) To wash clothes in the river.
(b) To bury fellow prisoners.
(c) To be used as human shields.
(d) To work as slaves.

14. What were the names of Cynthia's two boyfriends when she met Louis?
(a) Mac and Rick.
(b) Roger and Mac.
(c) Mac and Mac.
(d) Mickey and Mac.

15. What did Louis do when given the text to read?
(a) He crumpled the paper.
(b) He read it in a joking tone.
(c) He pretended not to know how to read.
(d) He refused to read it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many POWs had wet beriberi according to Chapter 35?

2. For what reason did Cynthia ask her father for money?

3. Where was the Omori POW camp located?

4. How was Watanabe "punished" for his mistreating of prisoners?

5. When did Cynthia first meet the Zanperini family?

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