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

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

3. Where did Louis Zamperini live as a child?
(a) Italy and California.
(b) New York and California.
(c) Italy and New York.
(d) New York and Boston.

4. What did the small island Phil and Louis see turn out to be?
(a) A Japanese ship.
(b) An American ship.
(c) A Japanese recue aircraft.
(d) A British ship.

5. What were large contributors to the death rate of airmen during the early stages of the war according to Chapter 8?
(a) Weather and mechanical problems.
(b) Bad training.
(c) Faulty fuel.
(d) Bad weather forcecasts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the principal of Louis Zamperini 's school forbid him to do in Chapter 2?

3. What university was Jimmie Sasaki attending?

4. What secret piece of equipment did Louis Zamperini use during the bombing run on Wake Island?

5. What nickname was given to the Japanese bombers that raided Fanafuti?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was in the rafts?

2. What call came just before Christmas of 1942 according to Chapter 7?

3. What happened to Mac in Chapter 16?

4. What devastated Louis according to Chapter 5?

5. What was Louis overwhelmed by in Chapter 4?

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

7. What do statistics show in Chapter 8?

8. Who was Russell Phillips?

9. What was Phil directed to take in Chapter 11?

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

(see the answer keys)

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