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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 was Louis given to read in Chapter 26 when he went back to the radio station?
(a) A letter of submission to the Emperor.
(b) A letter accusing fellow Americans.
(c) An anti-American text.
(d) A confession letter.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the POW learn in Chapter 29?

2. How long had Louis been in Japan in Chapter 25?

3. What did the prisoners spot for the first time soon after Louis' trip outside the camp?

4. What did R. Hawkins drop before heading home?

5. What was the American prisoners told not to seek?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where were some of the prisoners sent in Chapter 27?

2. How did life change when Louis decided competing again was impossible according to Chapter 35?

3. What had found its way to the Japanese royal family?

4. Why was Louis put on half rations in Chapter 28?

5. What plan did prisoners hatch in Chapter 20?

6. What had the Zamperini family been told according to Chapter 21?

7. What did Louis have difficulty with when he returned home according to Chapter 34?

8. What did the Japanese police do in Chapter 36?

9. How did Watanabe change?

10. What happened after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Chapter 31?

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