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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. When did Louis meet Cynthia Applewhite?

2. Who inspected the prisoners at their arrival at Naoetsu camp?

3. Who walked Cynthia down the aisle?

4. What did Louis refrain from doing while being beaten?

5. What was Louis given to read in Chapter 26 when he went back to the radio station?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan did prisoners hatch in Chapter 20?

2. Who appeared alive in Chapter 37?

3. What did the Bird do at the center of the camp?

4. What did the Japanese police do in Chapter 36?

5. Who was Lynn Moody?

6. Who was Cynthia Applewhite?

7. What did the prisoners of war learn in May,1945, according to Chapter 29?

8. How did life change when Louis decided competing again was impossible according to Chapter 35?

9. What was the graffiti described in Chapter 25 referring to?

10. What meeting did Cynthia attend in Chapter 38?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what methods Hillenbrand may have used to write the book "Unbroken" and why she relied on research and witness accounts for her writing.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the trials for war crimes committed during World War II and the efforts made to bring war criminals to justice.

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