Unbroken CH 1-5 Part I

Why was the world so fascinated by the Graf Zeppelin?

• they knew it would be used for war
• because people took pictures of it
• people never saw something like this ever before
• it was the first aircraft flown

Where does Louie grow up?

• Olean, NY
• Torrance, CA
• San Diego, CA
• Long Island, NY

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In the first chapter of the book, Hillenbrand focuses on certain qualities of Louie as a youth; what are they ?

• mischievous and kind
• rebellious and understanding
• angry and resentful
• mischievous and rebellious

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Who treated adults with respect, was kind to younger kids, and woke up every morning at two-thirty to run a three-hour paper route?

• Louie's brother Pete
• Louie
• Louie's sister Sylvia
• Louie's mother Louise

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What causes Louie to reassess his destructive behavior?

• He saw his mother crying about his behavior.
• He was apprehended by the police.
• The state of CA institutes an eugenics program to sterilized the "unfit."
• He is exspelled from school.

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What causes Louie's rehabilitation?

• He gets a paper route.
• He is arrested.
• His mother begs him to behave.
• He begins to run track.

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What statement about Louie is false?

• The newspapers feature articles about his running.
• He won a mile race by a quarter of a mile while in high school.
• His track role model is Glenn Cunningham.
• He is immediately successful at running.

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Who is Louie's track mentor?

• Louise
• Sylvia
• the principal
• Pete

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During his childhood, Louie was discriminated against because:

• He was Italian

• He was poor

• He had poor hygiene

• He was a juvenile delinquent

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Louie's nickname was:

• The Torrance Thunder

• The California Kid

• The Torrance Tornado

• The Lightening Kid