ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ

What was Alcatraz's nickname?

• The Rock

• The Safehouse

• Mission Impossible

• The Jail

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What was the three men's plan to get away? Check all that applies.

• They used tiny tools to chip away the walls to make holes.

• They will climb up the ventilation shafts

• They will escape through the sewers.

• They will set up a secret workshop.

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Why weren't inmates in the past, not able to escape from Alcatraz?

• Man men drowned in the sea

• Many turned back because of the strong currents.

• One inmate hid in the cave but got too hungry.

• They got caught when they started swimming with the sharks

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How were the first group of prisoners transported to Alcatraz?

• They boarded a very secured train from Georgia

• They took multiple police cars to the prison.

• They took a police prison bus and had other police cars to escort them.

• They were flown via helicopter.

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True or false: Al Capon was locked up in Alcatraz?

• True

• False

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What happen to Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin?

• They had a successful escape.

• They were never seen again.

• They were caught and sent back to prison.

• They froze to death in the sea.

What is Alcatraz today?

• It is still a prison.

• It was burned down in a fire.

• It is a landmark managed by the National Park Service.

• It shut down and abandoned.

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True or False: Alcatraz was named Isla de los Alcatraces

• True

• False

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Why was Alcatraz built?

• When news of Gold in California spread, people worried San Francisco might be attacked.

• They ran out of room at the other prisons.

• The island was empty.

• They wanted a super prison.

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Check all that applies. What are reasons that make Alcatraz a very secured prison?

• It is located a mile from shore.

• The prisoners were counted several times a day.

• They were constantly being watched by cameras.

• They had guard dogs patrolling every minute.

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