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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname did the U.S. servicemen give to Kwajalein?

2. What record did Louis Zamperini break?

3. What did the Japanese man tell Louis about the MIA Marines listed on the cell wall in Kwajalein?

4. What did Louis kill on the raft in Chapter 16?

5. What did Louis Zamperini and the rest of the trainees share?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Louis overwhelmed by in Chapter 4?

2. What did Louis find when examining his cell in Chapter 18?

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

4. What did Louis sign an agreement to do?

5. What devastated Louis according to Chapter 5?

6. From whom did Louis receive congratulations?

7. What were "The Stinking Six" according to Chapter 10?

8. Who was Russell Phillips?

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

10. What happened to Mac in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role that the Army Air Corps had in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of spies in the book and discuss what role Sasaki had and why he was suspected of spying.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of eugenics in the United States and abroad. Compare eugenics in the United States with those practiced by the Nazis.

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