Ghost Soldiers Chapter 7 Assignment / Pgs



Ghost Soldiers Chapter 7 Assignment / Pgs. 183 – 215

1. “High Pockets”

A) was a metaphor for the cups of a bra.

B) gained valuable Japanese military information from drunk Japanese military officers.

C) was a businesswoman who used Japanese money to buy goods to help POWs.

D) was from Portland, Oregon.

E) all of the above.

2. Claire Phillips was

A) often referred to as “the Angel” by POWs.

B) better known as Dorothy Clara Fuentes in Manila.

C) looking for a place to start her own brothel.

D) b & c

E) a & b

3. John Boone was

A) a man that had an affair with “High Pockets.”

B) a Japanese spy who became an important patron of Club Tsubaki.

C) an American guerilla who received information from “High Pockets.”

D) all of the above

4. Claire Phillips was motivated to help Cabanatuan POWs because…

A) her husband died in the Cabanatuan camp.

B) Chaplain Tiffany asked her not to forget them.

C) she could use Japanese money to provide medicines and vitamins that were needed.

D) a & b

E) all of the above

5. If “High Pockets” received a message from John Boone and his American guerillas that said something like, “The bananas were very tasty,” it meant the

A) Cabanatuan POWs enjoyed the bananas.

B) information she sent was useful.

C) POWs at Cabanatuan were in good health.

D) he had successfully received the note she sent in the bananas.

6. “High Pockets” helped Cabanatuan POWs by

A) smuggling juice which was high in Vitamin C to counteract scurvy.

B) sending quinine tablets to fight malaria.

C) sending gifts that were used to bribe guards.

D) sending news updates on the war.

E) all of the above

7. “High Pockets” was able to help the POWs through

A) letters delivered by the family’s of Club Tsubaki hostesses.

B) the chaplains who helped deliver information and products.

C) a friendship with and free services provided to a camp commander.

D) a tunnel she hired Filipino peasants to dig into the camp.

8. “High Pockets” required surgery to remove six inches of her intestine because of

A) tetanus infection that almost cost her life.

B) malnutrition, especially vitamin D deficiency.

C) stress that accompanied her spying job.

D) a serious beating she suffered at the hands of the Kempetai.

9. The Kempetai eventually arrested “High Pockets” as a result of

A) phone taps on her Club Tsubaki phone.

B) an artificial note from American guerillas which she realized was fake.

C) her incorrect answers about popular Italian song lyrics.

D) interception of a note she sent to Chaplain Tiffany.

E) all of the above

10. Chaplain Robert Preston Taylor

A) was universally respected by Cabanatuan POWs

B) refused to work in the Zero Ward with contagious patients

C) took the most dangerous assignments that others refused

D) received the Silver Star for successfully spying on the Japanese

E) B and D

AB) A and C

11. The “heat box” was a…

A) sauna that Japanese officers used to stay healthy

B) small wood stove commonly used by Filipino peasants

C) Japanese nickname for the hot summers at Cabanatuan

D) Form of torture involving restriction of body limbs

12. Dysentery (look it up in the dictionary) is…

A) a type of disease resulting in diarrhea

B) a condition which leads to discharge of mucus and blood

C) caused by unsanitary food or water and lack of proper handwashing

D) all of the above

E) none of the above

13. On Sept. 24, 1944 the POWs at Cabanatuan

A) were divided into execution units, in case it became necessary

B) received a great boost in morale due to American Hellcats flying overhead

C) were freed as the Japanese soldiers began to evacuate

D) none of the above

14. Most of the POWs did not want to be evacuated to Japan since they

A) thought the Philippines would be liberated in 2-3 weeks

B) heard there would be more food in Japan

C) feared American submarines or airplanes would sink the ships

D) A and B

E) A and C

15. A “hot steel” was used to…

A) avoid getting frostbite on your butt

B) sicken the Japanese troops, so they could be overtaken.

C) test for the deadly disease, beriberi

D) avoid being transported back to Japan

16. If you were one of the POWs waiting on the pier of Manila Harbor to be loaded on the Oryoku Maru, you would probably be thinking…

A) at least I won’t be killed by air attack from my own planes

B) the Japanese still have solid control of Manila Bay

C) I might die before the ship gets out of the harbor

D) all of the above

17. Frank Bridget primarily represents the…

A) power of adrenalin to get people through tough times

B) importance of staying calm in difficult situations

C) value of getting along with other people

D) dangers of losing hope in a bed situation

18. During the course of the first night of transport in the Oryoku Maru

A) Mr. Wadu was overpowered and several men drank his blood

B) over 150 men died of suffocation and other causes

C) several men were so thirst they drank their own urine

D) screams of panic from the POWs forced Mr. Wadu to throw 50 overboard, into the sea.

19. The Oryoku Maru was destroyed by American bombers, causing the survivors to

A) wave at American planes to be recognized and rescued.

B) overpower the remaining guards and escape in a lifeboat.

C) swim in the South China Sea until they were eaten by sharks.

D) swim to shore under the threat of being shot if they strayed off course.

20. Subic Bay is located ______________ of Mt. Bataan.

A) northwest

B) northeast

C) southwest

D) southeast

21. As a result of the American attack on the Oryoku Maru,

A) almost 300 POWs were killed.

B) several dozen survivors died of exposure to the sun on a tennis court.

C) many POWs developed gangrene in wounds and amputations were done with a razor blade.

D) A and B

E) all of the above

22. As the health conditions of the surviving POWs (on the coast of Subic Bay) worsened, Mr. Wada allowed the most seriously injured to be evacuated for treatment at better facilities. This resulted in

A) life-saving medical attention in the hospital at Manila.

B) return to another POW camp after medical treatment.

C) an escape from the hospital and eventual reunion with American troops.

D) execution by beheading, in a remote jungle location.

23. Next the POWs were placed on the Enoura Maru where their major concern was most likely

A) death from dehydration.

B) disease from the conditions in the hold.

C) starvation from the lack of food.

D) all of the above.

24. As a result of an American bombing raid on the Enoura Maru

A) the ship and all its passengers sunk into the depths of the sea.

B) a steel girder pinned a hundred POWs to the floor of the ship.

C) American POWs got control of the ship and signaled the planes to stop the attack.

D) 800 POWs were killed.

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