Unbroken Part II & III Quiz

How do Louie and the other airmen initially react to their assigned B-24 bomber?

• They are nervous. The B-24 has a reputation for crashing.

• They are excited. The B-24 is the Pacific fleet’s secret weapon.

• They are indifferent. They wanted a B-17, but a B-24 is just as good.

• They are angry. Their talent has clearly been overlooked in the assignment of this inferior plane.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How do Louie and his crew grow to feel about Super Man in the beginning?

• Their excitement fades as it begins to experience repeated mechanical trouble.

• Their anger dissipates as they realize the enormous power of the plane.

• They learn the quirks of the plane and begin to have faith in it.

• They love it once they are able to name it and paint a picture on the side of the plane.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How do Louie and his crew entertain themselves while doing the boring work of sea searches and training in Hawaii?

• They mainly read and write letters home.

• They prank each other and generally cause mischief.

• The entire crew is determined to find girlfriends, so they spend the majority of their time chasing girls.

• There is no time for entertainment as the training and sea search regimen consumes all of their time.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is Super Man’s first official combat mission?

• Bombing Wake Atoll

• Bombing Nauru

• Delivering marines to Japan

• Searching for the downed B-25

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

What happens to the crew when they attack Nauru?

• They sneak up on the island at night and launch a highly successful raid before the Japanese have time to attack.

• They run out of gas before they can complete their mission.

• They witness the crew stationed there blowing up sharks.

• They are pursued by Zeros after the attack and end up taking 594 shots to the plane as well as several to the crew.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When the crew finally arrives back at Funafuti, what happens?

• There is a huge celebration of their successful mission and the crew spends the night getting drunk.

• One crew member is dead and several others are wounded. While trying to recover the island is attacked by the Japanese.

• The crew is moved to a cabin on the other side of the island, and they spend the days immediately following their mission relaxing and getting their cabin set up.

• Nothing happens. They wait for a few days while Super Man is patched up then return to Hawaii.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

For quotes, explain context and significance.

“‘This is it, boys.’”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

This is a very dangerous period of time for airmen. List 3 hazards that airmen in the Pacific face.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

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For the following quote:,

1. Provide a brief but detailed description of what happens leading up to this passage.
2. Provide a brief but detailed description of what follows (happens in the story after your quote)
3. Choose your details based on what is going on in the quote (place this quote in context), but do not explain the quote itself.

“Louie decided to divvy up breakfast, a single square of chocolate. He untied the raft pocket and looked in. All the chocolate was gone.”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

For the following quote:,

1. Provide a brief but detailed description of what happens leading up to this passage.
2. Provide a brief but detailed description of what follows (happens in the story after your quote)
3. Choose your details based on what is going on in the quote (place this quote in context), but do not explain the quote itself.

“They could see more islands now. Louie spotted a tiny island to their left and pointed it out to Phil, describing it as having one tree on it. Then a strange thing happened. The lone tree became two trees. After a moment’s confusion, the men suddenly understood. It wasn’t an island, and those weren’t trees.”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3