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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was Dorothy Clara Fuentes' hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blond.

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

3. What was the nickname for the woman who operated one of Cabanatuan's clandestine enterprises?
(a) Mata Hari.
(b) Geisha Lady.
(c) The Teacher.
(d) High Pockets.

4. What did the prisoners find in the kitchen at Cabanatuan when the Japanese left?
(a) Baked bread.
(b) An entire baked pig.
(c) Several large roasts.
(d) Several cooked chickens.

5. What two books did Chaplain Taylor read when thrown into the heat box?
(a) The Bible and "Crime and Punishment."
(b) The Bible and "The House of the Dead."
(c) The Bible and "Notes from the Underground."
(d) The Bible and "The Brothers Karamazov."

6. Near what river was Platero situated?
(a) Jalaur River.
(b) Siniloan River.
(c) Pampanga River.
(d) Davao River.

7. What did Colonel Duckworth break when fleeing the camp?
(a) His ankle.
(b) Two fingers.
(c) His leg.
(d) His arm.

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

9. Who was able to calm the prisoners when locked below the decks on the Oryoku Maru?
(a) Manny Lawton.
(b) Frank Bridget.
(c) Robert Taylor.
(d) Henry Lee.

10. Who was killed by friendly fire at Cabanatuan?
(a) Charles Brown.
(b) Lawrence Robinson.
(c) Francis Schilli.
(d) Roy Sweezy.

11. What was the name of a hated guard who watched over prisoners working on the Farm?
(a) Liver Lips.
(b) Simon Legree.
(c) Air Raid.
(d) Web Foot.

12. Who was the most reluctant prisoner to leave the camp?
(a) James Duckworth.
(b) Abie Abraham.
(c) Bob Body.
(d) Ralph Hibbs.

13. What dormant volcano could be seen to the west as the Rangers crawled toward Cabanatuan?
(a) Mount Mayon.
(b) Mount Pinatubo.
(c) Mount Taal.
(d) Mount Arayat.

14. How many Japanese troops was it estimated that assembled in Cabanatuan City?
(a) 10,000 troops.
(b) 7,000 troops.
(c) 5,000 troops.
(d) 3,000 troops.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bill Nellist grow up?

2. What did the prisoners steal from a farmer when they were alone at Cabanatuan?

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

4. Who was the second Ranger to enter Cabanatuan?

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

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