Unbroken Chapters 10-14 (YA)

Of the following challenges faced by men who crashed, which did they fear the worse?

• Hunger, thirst, and exposure

• mental breakdowns

• sharks

• capture by the Japanese

Which TWO of the following are reasons the odds of rescue were so low when the planes crashed?

• many planes went down without sending out a distress signal

• there weren't enough planes to do searches

• in the ocean the rafts could be mistaken for whitecaps

• most men didn't even survive the crash itself

President Roosevelt called the bombing of Pearl Harbor...

• A day which will live in memories
• A day which will live in infamy
• A day which will live in solitude
• A day which will live in memories

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CCSS.RL.K.1

Although not his given name, what did the pilot of Louie's crew go by? 

• Russ 
• Allen
• Phil
• Bobby

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CCSS.RL.K.3

What plane, known as the "flying coffin" was assigned to Louie and his crew? 

• B-17
• B-24
• B-36
• B-10

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The specific plane Louie and his crew flew in battle was called? 

• Superman
• Ironman
• Batman
• Spiderman

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CCSS.W.K.8

Why did the author take so much time to describe all the dangers of flying in WWII?

• Because he needed to fill a chapter
• Because there are many statistics about the event
• Because it was important to know the risks that face Louie
• Because it was a big deal that Louie was flying in a plance

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the following sentence from Unbroken:

"The ocean was a jumble of bomber remains. The plane's lifeblood-- oil, hydraulic fluid, and some one thousand gallons of fuel-- slopped on the surface."

What type of figurative language is used in the passage above?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

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