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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 did Louis think Cynthia's parents found unacceptable?

2. When was Cissy Zamperini born?

3. How long after going missing was Louis declared dead?

4. What day was Mother's Day for Louis' mother following his release?

5. How high was the pile of wood made from the camp's fence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Cynthia Applewhite?

2. Where was Louis taken one day?

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

4. Why was Louis in high demand?

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

6. What did the prisoners of war learn in May,1945, according to Chapter 29?

7. What plan did prisoners hatch in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two men described in the book and compare their lives before and after their time as prisoners of war.

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

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

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