Chapter 12
What dilemma is Louis immediately faced with after the plane crashes?
Save rafts or Phil who was bleeding from his head
What happened to their food supply?
MAc ate it all in a panic
How was Louie able to catch a fish?
He killed an Albatross that landed on the raft
The men first tried to eat the Albatross but it was disgusting so they used it for bait
Louie had a hard time catching a fish because the sharks kept taking it
Define: laborious
Hard work
How did Mac save Louis?
Clubbed shark that was trying to jump on raft and attack him
What injuries did Phil sustain and how did Louis help him? (Name 3)
Head injury
Louie made Mach hold pressure on Phil’s carotid artery
He used t-shirts to bandage and then tie around his head
Besides being stranded in the middle of the ocean, what else worried the men?
They concluded that they were drifting west, away from friendly planes
Who is Eddie Rickenbacker and how did his story help Louie?
World War 1 ace pilot whose plane crashed in the ocean
Men survived for 24 days but most of them quickly went insane
Louie read an article about it
Most important part for Louie was that they men quickly went insane
He heard professor once say that the brain was a muscle and it needs exercise so Louie was determined to exercise their brains so they didn’t go insane
Besides being stranded in the middle of the ocean, what other challenges did the men now have in the beginning of this chapter?
Japanese plane firing at them
Sharks in the water
Bullet holes in life rafts
How did Louis get even with the sharks?
He caught and killed a couple and then ate the livers (supposedly only edible part)
What is the only thing the three men had to eat?
Chocolate bars
What happened to Mac on the fifth day of being stranded in the ocean?
He snapped and suddenly began screaming even though he had barely said anything the past few days
Louie slapped him and he stopped
At the two week mark of drifting on the raft what did Louie begin to do?
Pray out loud
How did Louie defend himself against the shark?
He bared his teeth, widened his eyes and punched it in the nose
Define: hastened
To hurry, Rush or do quickly
Phil and Louis both have physical injuries from the crash. How is Mac injured?
Mentally- he is in shock
What did the telegram say that the Zamperini’s received from the military?
It reported that Louis is missing since May 27, 1943
How did the men continue to survive?
Eating birds that landed on the raft
Louie fished with his fingers
Prayers
Finally, how were all three of the men able to work together? (3things)
One pumped the air pump into the raft
One patched the holes
One fought off sharks
How many days did Mac survive on the raft?
33
Define: provisions
Supplies or resources
Define: sweltering
Crazy hot
Define: conjured
Brought up / create / produce
The men estimated that they were traveling about _______ miles per day.
40
What did Louie think he saw in the sky on the 40th day?
Silhouettes of 21 human figures in clouds singing