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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. Where were the POWs headed after leaving Naoetsu?
(a) Kobe.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Yokohama.
(d) Tokyo.

2. Where was the Omori POW camp located?
(a) Near Tokyo.
(b) Near Kyoto.
(c) Near Kobe.
(d) Near Yokohama.

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

4. What was Watanabe's nickname in Chapter 24?
(a) The Dog.
(b) The Lion.
(c) The Bird.
(d) The Beaver.

5. Where did Louis meet Cynthia Applewhite?
(a) Florida.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did one man marvel at as the sun came up after the party?

2. What were the names of Cynthia's two boyfriends when she met Louis?

3. When did Louis meet Cynthia Applewhite?

4. What did the camp commander tell the men assembled in the camp?

5. What was Zamperini's family told about him according to Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Louis taken one day?

2. Who was Lynn Moody?

3. What meeting did Cynthia attend in Chapter 38?

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

5. How did Watanabe change?

6. What did a few prisoners plan in 1944 in Chapter 22?

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

8. What did the Bird do at the center of the camp?

9. Why were some of the guards fearful?

10. Who was Cynthia Applewhite?

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