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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. Who heard of Watanabe's cruelty and put pressure on the military to remedy the situation?

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

3. Why was it an advantage to have the enlisted men go outside the camp.

4. What was Louis given to read in Chapter 26 when he went back to the radio station?

5. When did Cynthia first meet the Zanperini family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who often returned to the camp in Chapter 22?

2. Who was Cynthia Applewhite?

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

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

5. What happened when Louis was invited back to the radio station in Chapter 26?

6. What was the graffiti described in Chapter 25 referring to?

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

8. Why did Louis not strike back according to Chapter 24?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role the Zamperini family had in Louis' failures and successes.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of propaganda during World War II and discuss why it may have been important to gather influential/well-known POWs for the propaganda.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of post-traumatic stress disorder in war veterans from the Pacific Theater and why each veteran needed to find his own path.

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