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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who walked Cynthia down the aisle?
(a) Louis' brother.
(b) Louis' father.
(c) One of Louis' college friends.
(d) Cynthia's father.

2. When does Chapter 29 begin?
(a) May, 1945.
(b) July, 1945.
(c) June, 1945.
(d) March, 1945.

3. For what reason did Cynthia ask her father for money?
(a) For a down payment.
(b) To buy a car.
(c) To come home and file for divorce.
(d) For a trip to Japan.

4. Louis was taken to ____________ in Tokyo.
(a) A farm.
(b) A radio broadcasting station.
(c) A radio factory.
(d) A military office.

5. Who was transferred to Omori in Chapter 27?
(a) Robert Helis.
(b) Bill Harris.
(c) Phil.
(d) MacNamara.

6. What did Louis damage in Naoetsu?
(a) An arm.
(b) His neck.
(c) A knee.
(d) His shoulder.

7. Why did the prisoners nickname the guards?
(a) The prisoners wanted to create their own language.
(b) The guards never told their names.
(c) They couldn't remember their names.
(d) They could talk about them without retaliation.

8. What did the POW find as the walked down the mountain to the nearest village?
(a) Japanese POWs.
(b) Ghost towns.
(c) American troops.
(d) A party.

9. What did the prisoners spot for the first time soon after Louis' trip outside the camp?
(a) A large plane.
(b) A small plane.
(c) A new Japanese battlecruiser.
(d) A Japanese tank.

10. Where did Louis meet Cynthia Applewhite?
(a) Florida.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Oregon.

11. What would Watanabe sometimes do after beating a prisoner?
(a) Go back and kill him.
(b) Transfer the prisoner to another camp.
(c) Go back and apologize.
(d) Go back and beat the ones treating his wounds.

12. When did Cynthia first meet the Zanperini family?
(a) May 10.
(b) May 30.
(c) May 17.
(d) May 25.

13. What was announced for 1948, 6 months after Louis' return from Japan?
(a) Apartheid.
(b) The next summer Olympics.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) A new Geneva Convention.

14. Who was tracking down war criminals in Japan in Chapter 36?
(a) The Japanese police.
(b) The FBI.
(c) The American military.
(d) The Armerican secret service.

15. What did the women look like to Ken Marvin?
(a) Sublime.
(b) Goddess.
(c) Simple.
(d) Mainly old ladies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Naoetsu camp?

2. Who did Watanabe feel was the only one who could judge him?

3. What rumor began to circulate in Japanese camp in 1945 according to Chapter 29?

4. What granted Louis a space of time to let it go?

5. What did one man marvel at as the sun came up after the party?

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