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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was announced for 1948, 6 months after Louis' return from Japan?
(a) The Cold War.
(b) A new Geneva Convention.
(c) Apartheid.
(d) The next summer Olympics.

2. When was Hiroshima bombed?
(a) August 5, 1945.
(b) August 8, 1945.
(c) August 7, 1945.
(d) August 6, 1945.

3. What was Louis' reaction to seeing the B-29 writing on the wall?
(a) He was dubious about their reported capacities.
(b) He was envious to serve on one.
(c) He didn't know what it was.
(d) He was elated by the damage dealt to the Japanese.

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

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

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

7. When was Cissy Zamperini born?
(a) Two weeks after Easter.
(b) Two weeks after Thanksgiving.
(c) Two weeks after Christmas.
(d) Two weeks after Halloween.

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

9. What did Watanabe settle at being in the remote mountain prefecture?
(a) A janitor.
(b) A butcher.
(c) A farm hand.
(d) A teacher.

10. What did Harris spend the summer of 1944 doing according to Chapter 22?
(a) Planning to kill guards.
(b) Planning to make contact with the Japanese resistance.
(c) Planning an escape.
(d) Planning to take over the camp.

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

12. How high was the pile of wood made from the camp's fence?
(a) 60 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 45 feet.

13. Why did Lynn Moody recognize Louis?
(a) She went to USC with him.
(b) She saw him at a track meet.
(c) She grew up on the same street.
(d) She dated him.

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

15. What didn't the American troops find in Kwajalein about Louis?
(a) Proof that Louis and Phil were together.
(b) Proof of Louis' fate.
(c) Proof that Louis was there.
(d) Proof of Louis' passage in the camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made an apperance shortly after Watanabe's departure from the camp?

2. What day was Mother's Day for Louis' mother following his release?

3. What did Louis damage in Naoetsu?

4. Why was Louis outside of the camp in Chapter 25?

5. What sentence was Jimmie Sasaki given?

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