Unbroken Part 1 – Flashcards

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