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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. How many troops did the General in charge of the Japanese forces command in January of 1945?

2. Who commanded the Japanese Fourteenth Imperial Army?

3. How far from Manila did the January 9, 1945, invasion take place?

4. Where were the Army photographers from who accompanied the Rangers on their rescue mission?

5. What did Abraham raise in his backyard during his time stationed in the Philippines?

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. How did General Yamashita plan to conduct the withdrawal of his troops as the Americans forced the Japanese to withdraw?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who was Lieutenant Henry Lee?

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

10. Why didn't War Plan Orange succeed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the Japanese treated prisoners of war and use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether the men should have tried to escape when the Japanese left the camp unguarded. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

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

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