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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 would be worth going to a punishment camp according to Louis?

2. What was Lieutenant Colonel Marion Unruh given in Chapter 32?

3. Who was tracking down war criminals in Japan in Chapter 36?

4. Where did the Bird make the men stand to strike each other's faces?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the Japanese police do in Chapter 36?

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

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

5. Why were some of the guards fearful?

6. Who was Mutsuhiro Watanabe according to Chapter 23?

7. What meeting did Cynthia attend in Chapter 38?

8. What had found its way to the Japanese royal family?

9. What was Louis told about running again?

10. What was found on a mountainside?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role that running and the Olympics had in Louis Zamperini's life.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Phil's leadership skills with those of Louis and find similarities and differences between the two men.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss whether the United States needed to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to end World War II.

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