WorksheetsUnbroken Ch. 1-3 Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why is it significant that Laura Hillenbrand begins the book describing how Graf Zeppelin flew over Germany and Japan?
Because Graf Zeppelin was a German aircraft, so the Germans were especially excited to see it.
Because those two countries were the two major Axis Powers and will play an important role in the WWII section of the book.
Because Louie is of Japanese and German heritage.
She just randomly chose those two places.
Which two important German figures are mentioned on pg. 4?
Albert Einstein & Adolf Hitler
Anne Frank & Albert Einstein
Marlene Dietrich & Albert Einstein
Adolf Hitler & Anne Frank
Which of the following words means "to lurk around, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive"?
Skulk
Glide
Scamper
Gallop
“Confident that he was clever, resourceful, and bold enough to escape any predicament, he was almost incapable of discouragement. When history carried him into war, this resilient optimism would define him.” (7) After reading this, which of the following words BEST fits this description of Louie?
Humble
Cowardly
Determined
Intelligent
In Chapter 2, we read about how Louie ran away from home. What was the incident that caused him to return to his family?
Getting injured after a fistfight in San Diego.
Getting invited to the Compton Open.
Looking at a photograph of his sisters he found in his jacket pocket.
Seeing the fancy dining car on the train and realizing just how much his parents have given him, even when they had so little to give.
Which of the following words can best be used as a synonym for "defeated" in the sentence "The Rockets defeated the Knicks 120-86"?
Chased
Obliterated
Removed
Created
Which of the following best describes the change in Torrance's attitude toward Louie that begins in Ch. 2?
The people of Torrance adored young Louie, but stopped caring about him as a teenager.
There was no change; the people of Torrance always resented Louie simply because he was Italian.
The people of Torrance despised Louie for his mischief, but began to love him as he became a successful track star.
The people of Torrance were amused by Louie's mischief when he was a child, but grew more annoyed with him as he got older.
Looking back on pg. 22-23, how would you best describe the energy surrounding Louie's 5000-meter race at the Compton Open
Excited & energetic
Suspenseful & scary
Dull & tiresome
Romantic & exhilarating
Though "determination" and "resilience" are related character traits, they are not exactly the same thing. If resilience = the ability to recover quickly from hardships or change, determination = ?
A modest or low view of one's own importance
The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment
A tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
Firmly holding to one's purpose
After Louie qualifies for the Olympics, he receives many telegrams from people in his hometown. Which telegram-sender does Hillenbrand say "must have been relieved that someone else was chasing Louie"? (27)
His track rivals from high school
The Torrance Police Department
Louie's grandmother
Pete
