Study Guide

Unbroken

Ch. 16-20

Chapter 16

  1. Why was Louie furious at the sharks? What did he decide to do in retaliation? (hint: mmm….shark liver) pg. 168-169.
  2. What was the leviathan that struck the bottom of the raft and sent the men airborne? pg. 170.
  3. What did Mac ask Louie on the raft one evening? What was Louie’s answer? Why did Louie respond honestly? pg. 171.
  4. Describe in detail the men’s experience in the doldrums that Louie considered a gift crafted deliberately and compassionately for he and Phil? (hint: “as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.) pg. 172-173.
  5. What did Louie and Phil see when the storm swells lifted them to dizzying heights? pg. 175.

Chapter 17

  1. What made Louie more intensely afraid than when the Green Hornet crashed? (hint: rollercoaster) pg. 177.
  2. How did the Japanese capture Louie and Phil? Give the circumstances. (hint: row, row, row your….) pg. 178.
  3. What did the Japanese deputy commanding officer tell Louie about his future on Execution Island? pg. 180.

Chapter 18

  1. Name three aspects of the treatment/conditions Louie and Phil faced in the jail cell that made the experience so miserable. (pgs. 186-187).
  2. What did the guards seek to take from Louie and Phil? What is the significance of this? (hint: read paragraph that begins with “Few societies treasured…) pgs. 188-189
  3. What did the Japanese officers interrogate Louie and Phil about? (hint: a, b, c, d, __) pg. 190.
  4. What question did the friendly guard, Kawamura, ask Louie when he first spoke to him? (hint: bad grammar) pg. 191.
  5. What did the doctors do to Louie and Phil in the name of medical science?

(hint: milk of green coconuts) pgs 192-193.

Chapter 19

  1. What did the Japanese find in Louie’s wallet that resulted in a beating? (pgs. 195-196.
  2. Who showed up to interrogate Louie, but ended up just reminiscing about the past? (hint: USC) pgs. 197-198.
  3. Describe the phenomenon known as “transfer of oppression.” How did affect Louie and the other P.O.W.’s? (pgs. 200-201).
  4. What was the name of the Japanese military maxim to be invoked upon an invasion by the Allied forces? What did this mean? (hint: If we go down, you go down with us.) pgs. 204-205.

Chapter 20

  1. What gift did Lieutenant William Harris possess that was both a blessing and a curse on Ofuna? (hint: Polaroid picture) pg. 208.
  2. Describe three examples of the “humming underground of defiance.” (pgs. 209-212).
  3. What did the guards make Louie do for their sporting pleasure? What was the result? And what did this cause? (pg. 216).