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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 the Zamperini family hope for Louis?

2. What didn't the American troops find in Kwajalein about Louis?

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

4. When was Louis declared dead?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was found on a mountainside?

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

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

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

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

6. What was Louis told about running again?

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

8. Where was Louis hospitalized in Chapter 33?

9. What plan did prisoners hatch in Chapter 20?

10. Why were some of the guards fearful?

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

Discuss the role of POW camps and the treatment received by the prisoners and what prisoners did in the camps.

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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