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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Louis Zamperini and his crew name their plane?
(a) Iron Man.
(b) Green Hornet.
(c) Super Man.
(d) Thor.

2. What was the nickname of the man who trained Louis Zamperini?
(a) Armand.
(b) Bill.
(c) Rick.
(d) Phil.

3. Whose control were Marshall and Gilbert Island under?
(a) American.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Chinese.
(d) German.

4. What did Louis Zamperini's brother tell the principal that Louis needed?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Reading help.
(c) A date.
(d) Positive recognition.

5. What was Louis Zamperini overwhelmed by on the trip to Germany?
(a) The speed of the plane.
(b) The luxury of the boat and the food.
(c) The size of the Zepplin.
(d) The discipline of the Navy ship.

6. What did the Japanese man tell Louis about the MIA Marines listed on the cell wall in Kwajalein?
(a) They were all executed.
(b) They were all freed.
(c) They were all transfered.
(d) They all killed themselves.

7. Where were Louis Zamperini and his crew sent to after getting their plane?
(a) Marshall Island.
(b) Australia.
(c) Oahu Hawaii.
(d) London.

8. What hallucination did Louis have on the raft according to Chapter 16?
(a) He heard singing.
(b) He tasted chocolate.
(c) He could see land.
(d) He saw mermaids.

9. What was the table Louis was brought to to be interrogated loaded with?
(a) Food.
(b) Torture tools.
(c) Maps.
(d) Weapons.

10. What did Phil do before slipping into unconsciousness?
(a) Told Louis to try the radio.
(b) Told Louis to look after him.
(c) Put Louis in charge.
(d) Told Louis to look after

11. In what year did Germany and Japan start invading other countries according to Chapter 5?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1937.

12. Russell Phillips was from __________..
(a) California.
(b) Oregon.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Indiana.

13. Who took the lead in Louis Zamperini's qualifying race?
(a) The Italians.
(b) The Swedes.
(c) The Finns.
(d) The Germans.

14. What plane did Louis and the men in the raft signal?
(a) A British fighter.
(b) A Japanese fighter.
(c) An American fighter.
(d) An American bomber.

15. Louis Zamperini enlisted in ___________.
(a) The Army Air Corp.
(b) The U.S. Navy.
(c) THe U.S. Army.
(d) The Marines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What engines failed on Louis Zamperini 's plane?

2. What nickname was given to the Japanese bombers that raided Fanafuti?

3. From whom did Louis Zamperini receive congratulations?

4. How was Louis Zamperini as a child?

5. How many squares of chocolate were the men on the raft supposed to have each day?

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