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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name got painted on the American plane that flew over Cabanatuan?
(a) Hard to Get.
(b) Moon Happy.
(c) Shady lady.
(d) Sleepy Time Gal.

2. Where did Dr. Jimmy Fisher obtain his medical education?
(a) University of Illinois.
(b) University of Iowa.
(c) Harvard.
(d) University of Michigan.

3. Who was the American provost-marshal in charge of perimeter patrols at Cabanatuan?
(a) Bob Body.
(b) Ralph Rodriguez.
(c) Tommie Thomas.
(d) Bert Bank.

4. In Chapter 8, how high was the Pampanga River in places?
(a) Waist high.
(b) Chin high.
(c) Ankle deep.
(d) Knee high.

5. After talking with the Alamo Scouts and Pajota, how long did Mucci decide to wait before attempting the rescue?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 36 hours.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

6. What new antimalarial drug were the Rangers taking?
(a) Clindamycin.
(b) Atabrine.
(c) Chloroquine.
(d) Proguanil.

7. What was the camp's prime meeting ground named by the prisoners?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Fifth Avenue.
(d) Times Square.

8. What did the prisoners steal from a farmer when they were alone at Cabanatuan?
(a) Pig.
(b) Cow.
(c) Goat.
(d) Sheep.

9. What was the largest non-American contingent of prisoners at Cabanatuan?
(a) British.
(b) Norwegians.
(c) Canadians.
(d) Dutch.

10. Where was the glow of fighting coming from that the prisoners could see from Cabanatuan in early January?
(a) Lingayen Gulf.
(b) Baler Bay.
(c) Moro Gulf.
(d) Manila Bay.

11. How many men were injured when a Japanese soldier fired a knee mortar?
(a) 3 men.
(b) 5 men.
(c) 4 men.
(d) 6 men.

12. What was the most popular class in the prison, "University of the Far East"?
(a) Biology.
(b) French.
(c) History.
(d) Astronomy.

13. When did Corregidor surrender?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) May.

14. Where were women, children, and the elderly of Platero and other barrios sent for safety?
(a) The Zambales foothills.
(b) The Kitanglad foothills.
(c) The Sierra Madre foothills.
(d) The Caraballo foothills.

15. How much sleep did the Rangers get in the last seventy-two hours as they were marching prisoners to freedom?
(a) 3 to 4 hours.
(b) 5 to 6 hours.
(c) 9 to10 hours.
(d) 7 to 8 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song was Ralph Rodriguez playing on a phonograph the evening of January 30?

2. How many carts drawn by carabao carry prisoners when they left Platero?

3. What type of planes did the prisoners at Cabanatuan see on the morning of September 24.

4. From where did Alamo Scouts rescue Dutch prisoners of war?

5. Which guard on the Farm was demanding, but fair?

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