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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 much weight did Louis Zamperini gain on the trip to Germany from the time he got on the boat?

2. What was the name of the plane Louis Zamperini and his crew were assigned to in Chapter 11?

3. Russell Phillips was from __________..

4. What did Louis Zamperini think when the plane was about to crash?

5. What did Francis MacNamara start to do after some time in the raft?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Mac in Chapter 16?

2. What happened when Phil and Louis were taken to Ofuna according to Chapter 19?

3. What did Louis realize Mac had done in Chapter 13?

4. What did Louis find when examining his cell in Chapter 18?

5. What happened when they spotted an island?

6. What did Phil and Louis reason about in Chapter 17?

7. What was Louis able to do in Chapter 12?

8. What was Louis overwhelmed by in Chapter 4?

9. What happened to the Super Man in Chapter 9?

10. Where did Louis find himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the Geneva Convention and why Japan did not ratify the agreement.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of propaganda during World War II and discuss why it may have been important to gather influential/well-known POWs for the propaganda.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of POW camps and the treatment received by the prisoners and what prisoners did in the camps.

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