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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What record did Louis Zamperini break?
(a) The state 36 hole record.
(b) The state running record.
(c) The state batting record.
(d) The state mile record.

3. What did the Japanese build in the Nauru?
(a) A phosphate mine.
(b) A plane factory.
(c) An air strip.
(d) A repair facility.

4. How old was Louis Zamperini at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 8 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What wounds did Phil have after the crash?

2. Where were Phil and Louis transferred to?

3. How did prisoners in Louis camp communicate with each other?

4. What did Phil do before slipping into unconsciousness?

5. What was the name of Louis Zamperini 's older brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was William Harris in Chapter 20?

2. What happened to the Super Man in Chapter 9?

3. What was Louis overwhelmed by in Chapter 4?

4. What happened when Phil and Louis were taken to Ofuna according to Chapter 19?

5. Where did Louis find himself?

6. Who was Louis the opposite of according to Chapter 1?

7. What could the men not stomach in Chapter 14?

8. What did Louis realize Mac had done in Chapter 13?

9. What devastated Louis according to Chapter 5?

10. What was in the rafts?

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