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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. When was Abie Abraham shipped to the Philippines?

2. Near what town did General King meet with the Japanese to discuss the terms of surrender?

3. What other attack occurred on the same day as the attack on Luzon?

4. What type of beach was at the edge of a cliff near the Puerto Princesa prison compound?

5. How far were the rangers from Cabanatuan when they stopped to begin marching on foot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Abraham believe that those who didn't have dysentery before the march out of Bataan would surely get dysentery?

2. According to Japanese historian Murakami Hyoe, how did Tsuji show that prisoners should be treated?

3. Why were the Japanese gathering in Cabanatuan?

4. What was The Military Field Code?

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

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

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

8. What type of equipment did Army photographers bring when they accompanied the Rangers on their rescue mission?

9. Who was Keezel?

10. Why did the Rangers hate Mucci and then change their minds about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why the prisoners at Cabanatuan considered themselves the ghosts of Bataan.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from "Ghost Soldiers," discuss how and why the Cabanatuan prisoners organized the camp.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast how the Filipinos felt about the Japanese and how they felt about the Americans.

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