In what year does Chapter 1 begin?
1929
How old was Louis Zamperini at the beginning of Chapter 1?
12 years old
From what country did Louis Zamperini's family immigrate?
Italy
Where did Louis Zamperini live as a child?
New York and California
How was Louis Zamperini as a child?
He was a troublemaker
What was the name of Louis Zamperini's older brother?
Pete
What did the principal of Louis Zamperini's school forbid him to do in Chapter 2?
Join clubs of sports teams
What did Louis Zamperini's brother tell the principal that Louis needed?
Positive recognition
What team did Louis Zamperini join?
Track
What record did Louis Zamperini break?
The state mile record
Where were the 1936 Olympics held according to Chapter 3?
Berlin
In what race did Louis Zamperini decide he should compete?
The 5000 meter race
By what means did Louis Zamperini go to Germany in Chapter 4?
By steamer
What was Louis Zamperini overwhelmed by on the trip to Germany?
The luxury of the boat and the food
How much weight did Louis Zamperini gain on the trip to Germany from the time he got on the boat?
12 pounds
What was Louis Zamperini intimidated with in Germany?
The other competitors
Who took the lead in Louis Zamperini's qualifying race?
The Finns
What happened to Louis Zamperini when he got close to the head of the qualifying race?
He got elbowed
What was Louis Zamperini's place in the qualifying race in Germany?
5th
From whom did Louis Zamperini receive congratulations?
Adolf Hitler
Where were the 1940's Olympics supposed to take place?
Tokyo
In what year did Germany and Japan start invading other countries according to Chapter 5?
1937
Louis Zamperini enlisted in ________.
The Army Air Corp.
What university was Jimmie Sasaki attending?
University of Southern California
What was the nickname of the B-24 bomber according to Chapter 6?
The Flying Coffin
Where was Louis Zamperini sent for training?
Washington State
What was the nickname of the man who trained Louis Zamperini?
Phil
Russell Phillips was from ________.
Indiana
What did Louis Zamperini and the rest of the trainees share?
Living quarters
What did Louis Zamperini and his crew name their plane?
Super Man
Where were Louis Zamperini and his crew sent to after getting their plane?
Oahu Hawaii
When were Louis Zamperini and his crew sent to active duty according to Chapter 7?
Christmas, 1942
Louis Zamperini was assigned to ________.
Midway
What secret piece of equipment did Louis Zamperini use during the bombing run on Wake Island?
The Norden bomb sight
What were large contributions to the death rate of airmen during the early stages of the war according to Chapter 8?
Weather and mechanical problems
What did Louis Zamperini and his crew experience devastating mechanical problems in Chapter 8?
During a search mission
How many bombers were sent to bomb Nauru according to Chapter 9?
23
What did the Japanese build in the Nauru?
A phosphate mine
From what altitudes were the bombers supposed to bomb Nauru?
8,000 feet
How many holes did Super Man have?
594
What nickname was given to the Japanese bombers that raided Fanafuti?
The Stinking Six
Where were Louis Zamperini and the remaining crew reassigned to after the bombing of Fanafuti?
Hawaii
What was the name of the plane Louis Zamperini and his crew were assigned to in Chapter 11?
The Green Hornet
What was Louis Zamperini afraid of with his new airplane?
It was missing important parts
What did Phil and his co-pilot notice before an engine failed on their new plane?
An engine was burning more fuel than the other
What engine failed on Louis Zamperini's plane?
Both left engines
How did Phil get out of the plane?
By the cockpit window
What did Louis Zamperini think when the plane was about to crash?
"Nobody's going to live through this"
Whose voice did Louis hear as he surfaced after the crash according to Chapter 12?
Phil's
What was the nickname of Francis MacNamara?
Mac
What wounds did Phil have after the crash?
Two gashes on his forehead
What did Phil do before slipping into unconsciousness?
Put Louis in charge
What was lost during the crash?
The large provision box
What did Francis MacNamara start to do after some time in the raft?
Cried that they were all going to die
How many squares of chocolate were the men on the raft supposed to have each day?
2
What did the men do in the raft to keep warm?
Put water in
What did Louis discover after walking up in Chapter 13?
That Mac ate all the chocolate
How long after the crash were the men classified as lost at sea?
One week
What did Louis use to make bait to catch a fish in Chapter 14?
An albatross
What promise did Louis make on the boat?
If he survived he would dedicate his life to God
When did the men in the raft see another plane according to Chapter 15?
After 27 days
How did Louis try to signal the plane they saw?
A hand mirror and signal dye
What plane did Louis and the men in the raft signal?
A Japanese fighter
What did Louis do to keep the shark at bay?
Hit them on the nose
What did Phil and Mac need help with?
Getting back on the raft
What hallucination did Louis have on the raft according to Chapter 16?
He heard singing
What did Louis kill on the raft in Chapter 16?
A shark
When did Louis and Phil see an island?
On their 46th day
Whose control were Marshall and Gilbert Island under?
Japanese
What did the small island Phil and Louis see turn out to be?
A Japanese ship
What nickname did the U.S. servicemen give to Kwajalein?
Execution Island
What did Louis do after calling for Phil in his cell?
Sobbed
How many names of MIA Marines did Louis find in his cell according to Chapter 18?
10
What did the Japanese man ask Louis?
Questions about his running career
What did the Japanese man tell Louis about the MIA Marines listed on the cell wall in Kwajalein?
They were all executed
What guard was kinder to Louis?
Kawamura
What did the guard who was kinder to Louis teach him?
Japanese word
What was the table Louis was brought to to be interrogated loaded with?
Food
What did Louis give to the Japanese interrogating him?
Locations of fake air ships
Where were Phil and Louis transferred to?
Yokohama
What camp were Phil and Louis transferred to in Chapter 19?
Ofuna
What position did Jimmie Sasaki have in the POW camp Louis was at?
Head interrogator
How did prisoners in Louis camp communicate with each other?
By hand signals and Morse code
Where was Phil sent to in Chapter 20?
To a labor camp
What was Louis Zamperini's family told about him according to Chapter 21?
He was missing at sea
What did the Zamperini family hope for Louis?
He was still alive
What did the American troops do to Kwajalein?
The demolished it
What didn't the American troops find in Kwajalein about Louis?
Proof of Louis' fate
How long after going missing was Louis declared dead?
13 months
When was Louis declared dead?
June, 1944
What did Harris spend the summer of 1944 doing according to Chapter 22?
Planning an escape
What did Harris plan to do if the plan succeeded?
Go to China
What was the nickname of the Japanese prison medical officer that discovered Harris' plans?
The Quack
Where was the Omori POW camp located?
Near Tokyo
What rank was Watanabe according to Chapter 23?
Corporal
What would Watanabe sometimes do after beating a prisoner?
Go back and apologize
