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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 other attack occurred on the same day as the attack on Luzon?

2. How was the American who tried to drink from a spring killed?

3. What was the approximate temperature inside each boxcar?

4. What type of planes did the prisoners see after the air-raid alarm sounded on December 14?

5. What time did an air raid signal sound on December 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mixed responses did Abie Abraham and the other Americans receive as they marched north to the prison camp?

2. Why did Mucci want photographers to accompany the Rangers on their rescue mission?

3. For the men of Bataan, what was the real enemy?

4. When and how did the Americans invade the Philippines after the Japanese attack and occupation?

5. What concern did Major Robert Lapham present to G-2 officer Horton White?

6. What happened when a Japanese guard wanted an American's West Point Ring?

7. What were Army veterinarians doing as the men fled toward Mariveles?

8. What was the mood of the men as they ready for the raid on January 28, 1945?

9. Why was Dr. Ralph Hibbs lying delirious in a ditch at the beginning of Chapter 1?

10. Who was Keezel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the intelligence Mucci received and why it influenced his decision to delay the rescue mission for 24 hours.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the rules and patterns that Bank observed about how to avoid punishment or death.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss General Homma's plan for evacuating Americans and Filipinos from the Bataan peninsula and the flaws in his plan.

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