Louis Zamperini Skills Test

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1. Which definition for turbulent is most accurate for how it is used in the first paragraph of the article?

• a. moving in an irregular way
• b. violent
• c. full of disorder
• d. sudden, violent movement

2. What did other soldiers think about the Green Hornet?

• a. They thought it was not mechanically sound.
• b. They thought it was too dangerous to fly.
• c. They thought only the most experienced pilots should be allowed to fly it.
• d. They thought it was just as good as the rest of the B-24s.

3. Which phrase from the article best supports your answer to the previous question?

• a. ... he received the dreaded assignment of bombardier on the B-24 Liberator...
• b. ... a warplane so dangerous it was coined the “Flying Coffin”
• c. ... Zamperini was transferred to Hawaii and assigned to another B-24, Green Hornet...
• d. ... notorious among the pilots as a defective lemon...

4. Find the word provision in the article (second page, first column). In which sentence below does the word have the same meaning as in the article?

• a. Ms. Cruz signed a new contract for the provision of services.
• b. The wealthy benefactor made provisions to donate all of his fortune to charity when he died.
• c. When Mom went out of town for the weekend, she left us enough provisions for a month!
• d. Provisions will have to be made before we can be ready for tenants.

5. Read this sentence from the article: Zamperini survived the crash with crewmates Russel Allen Phillips and Francis McNamara, stranded on a small raft in the middle of the giant ocean. Which statement below is true about the author’s use of the phrase in boldface?

• a. The author wanted to emphasize how little space the three men had to share on the small raft.
• b. The author wanted to show that the men would be very hard to find.
• c. The author wanted to prove that the Pacific Ocean is larger than the Atlantic Ocean.
• d. The author wanted to suggest that the three men were lucky to be alive.

6. According to the article, one pilot described flying the B-24 Liberator as, “it was like sitting on the front porch and flying the house.” In addition to being dangerous, what does this analogy suggest about the plane?

• a. The plane was huge and awkward.
• b. The plane felt surprisingly light for such a heavy plane.
• c. The plane made the pilot feel invincible.
• d. The plane was sturdy and strong.

7. _______________ Which word indicates that the sharks want to attack the men?

• waiting
• pocked
• slumped
• jelly
• zigzagging

8. _______________ Which word illustrates that one man was in ill health?

• slumped
• pocked
• waiting
• jelly
• zigzagging