Unbroken Chapter 11 Anchor Questions

Select 2 pieces of evidence from the text support the idea that, while training in the war, Louie was in the best shape of his life?

• "On Thursday, May 27th 1943, Louie rose at 5 a.m."

• "After breakfast, he climbed into the car with Phil and Cuppernell and headed for Honolulu for their day off."

• "He pulled on his workout clothes, hiked to the runway, and began his morning mile run. Four minutes and twelve seconds later, he finished."

• "It was a dazzling time, given that he was running in sand. He was in the best shape of his life."

• "At the base gate, the despised lieutenant who oversaw their flights flagged them down."

Which piece of evidence supports the conclusion that Louie and the crew were worried about the poor condition of The Green Hornet plane?

• "There was only one ship, the Green Hornet," he wrote.

• "The Lieutenant said they could take the Green Hornet. When Phil said the plane wasn't airworthy, the Lieutenant disagreed, saying it had passed inspection."

• We were very reluctant, but Phillips finally gave in for the rescue mission.

• Phil, Louie, and Cuppernell turned back to round up their crew. Stopping at his room, Louie opened his diary.

Read the following passage from Unbroken:

The crew reviewed the crash procedures and checked survival equipment. There was a provisions box containing food, water, and survival supplies, the responsibility of the new tail gunner, Mac. Louie made sure the extra life raft was there. He put on his Mae West. Phil left his off. At the last moment, a man ran up and asked for a ride to Palmyra. There were no objections, and the man climbed aboard.

Who was the person responsible over all the emergency supplies?

• Mac

• Phil

• Louie

• Cuppernell

Read the following passage from Unbroken:

It was a dire emergency. Because Green Hornet was already very low, Phil and Cuppernell had only seconds to save the plane. They began working rapidly. To minimize drag from the broken engine, they needed to feather it-- turn the dead propeller blades parallel to the wind to stop their rotation. Normally, this was Cuppernell´s job, but now he was in the pilot´s seat. Busy trying to keep the plane airborne, he shouted to the new engineer to come forward to feather the engine.

The word Feather means what in this context?

• a bird´s feather

• to wave like a feather floating in the air

• to turn the blade of an airplane to stop the rotation

• an increase in temperature

Read the passage from Unbroken:

Phil and Cuppernell fought the plane. Green Hornet rolled onto its left side, moving faster and faster as the right engines thundered. Phil felt strangely fearless. He watched the ocean rotating up at him and thought: There´s nothing more I can do.

What does Phil´s inner dialogue reveal about his character?

• It reveals a nervous character that scares at the slightest fright.

• It reveals the character of a strong man who has done everything he can in the face of danger and faces disaster calmly.

• It reveals he is an angry man who becomes frustrated at the smallest injustice.

• It reveals he is a sad character who is upset he is about to die.

Read the following excerpt from Unbroken:

Sensing the ocean coming up at the plane, Louie took a last glance at the twisting sky, then pulled the life raft in front of him and pushed his head into his chest. One terrible, tumbling second passed, then another. An instant before the plane struck the water, Louie´s mind throbbed with a single, final thought: Nobody´s going to live through this.

What is the mood of the passage?

• Tense and Suspenseful

• Angry and Upset

• Nervous and Excited

• Cheerful and Pleasant

Read the following excerpt from Unbroken:

Sensing the ocean coming up at the plane, Louie took a last glance at the twisting sky, then pulled the life raft in front of him and pushed his head into his chest. One terrible, tumbling second passed, then another. An instant before the plane struck the water, Louie´s mind throbbed with a single, final thought: Nobody´s going to live through this.

What words create a tense and suspenseful mood?

• ocean, plane, last, twisting, mind

• pushed, raft, tumbling, single, nobody´s

• throbbed, terrible, last, final, struck

• thought, instant, second, sky, glance

Read the following passage from Unbroken:

From below, Louie was writhing in the wires. He saw a body, drifting passively. The plane coursed down, and the world fled away above. Darkness enfolded him, and the water pressure bore in with greater and greater intensity. He struggled helplessly.

What can we infer that the word coursed means in this context?

• It means rough, like a thick material.

• It means taking a route, traveling over time.

• It means it falls apart. A breakdown.

• It means that the plane floated to the surface.

Which piece of evidence BEST SUPPORTS the inference that Louie felt he was about to die.

• ¨He felt a sudden, excruciating bolt of pain in his head.¨

• ¨There was an oncoming stupor as he tore at the wires and clenched his throat at the need to breathe.

• ¨Louie flung out his arms, trying to find a way out.¨

• ¨With a soft realization that this was the last of life, he passed out.¨