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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 was the ward called where they placed critically ill patients at Camp O'Donnell?

2. Where was Eugene Nielsen born and raised?

3. In December, where did the Japanese bombers and Zeros catch a large part of the American Air Force of the Far East on the ground?

4. How many soldiers were fighting on Bataan under General King's command?

5. What officer liberated 1,000 American and Filipino prisoners and even gave them advice on what routes to take?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Dr. Hibbs describe his posting in the Philippines in late November 1941?

3. With surrender eminent, what were the men on Bataan who were fleeing from Japanese doing to their equipment?

4. When and how did MacArthur leave his Corregidor bunker?

5. Approximately how many died as the Americans and Filipinos moved north out of Bataan?

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

7. How did Eugene Nielsen escape after the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa got set on fire?

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast Commandant Mori and Captain Tsuneyoshi, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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

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