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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 was the table Louis was brought to to be interrogated loaded with?

2. What record did Louis Zamperini break?

3. What did the Japanese build in the Nauru?

4. How many squares of chocolate were the men on the raft supposed to have each day?

5. How many bombers were sent to bomb Nauru according to Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Louis sign an agreement to do?

2. Who was Russell Phillips?

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

4. What did the high school principal do in Chapter 2 and how did Pete help?

5. What happened after 27 days on the raft according to Chapter 15?

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

7. How does the preface of "Unbroken" begin?

8. Who was William Harris in Chapter 20?

9. What was in the rafts?

10. What devastated Louis according to Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what methods Hillenbrand may have used to write the book "Unbroken" and why she relied on research and witness accounts for her writing.

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 importance of the trials for war crimes committed during World War II and the efforts made to bring war criminals to justice.

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