Unbroken: chapters 1-10

What was the purpose of the author pointing out the trip around the world of the German airship Graf Zeppelin in chapter 1?

• This was how the World War II started.

• To show what was going on around the world when Louie Zamperini was a boy.

• to show how powerful Hitler had already become in 1929

• to show how withdrawn the United States had become from the rest of the world

Which of the following is NOT true of Louie and his brother Pete?

• Louie was two years younger than Pete.

• Pete was handsome, popular and smooth with the girls.

• Pete was always very mean to Louie, bullying him when no one was around.

• Louie didn't fit in as well as Pete; he was sickly, had big ears, and crazy hair.

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By the time Louie entered high school, what was happening in the United States?

• WWI

• WWII had begun

• the Great Depression

• the economy was booming and job prospects were great for most men

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In chapter 2, why does the author, Hillenbrand, say Louie ran?

• to get away from his troubling childhood

• only because Pete wanted him to

• to finally be better than Pete at something

• because it was what his body wished to do and it gave him peace

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In which Olympics did Louie run the 5,000 meter race after running it only 4 times?

• 1936 Berlin Olympics

• 1940 Tokyo Olympics

• 1936 Los Angeles Olympics

• 1944 Berlin Olympics

Which world leader did Louie actually shake hands with at the Olympics?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

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In chapter 5, Louie and Pete have decided that Louie may can even run a mile in what time?

• 3 minutes

• 4 minutes

• 5 minutes

• 4.5 minutes

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Why were the 1940 Olympics canceled in April of that year?

• Europe was at war--World War II

• Japan bombed the United States

• Japan had withdrawn as host

• Most European countries were threatening to boycott them.

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What happened on December 7, 1941?

• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

• Hitler invaded Poland

• The Soviet Union declared war on the U.S.

• Germany declared war on the U.S.

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What was the nickname of Louie's crew's B-24?

• Bouncing Betty

• Super Man

• the Flying Coffin

• Wonder Woman

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