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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. He says that the men aboard the chopper are kept busy during that initial ride, doing what?
(a) Listening to him.
(b) Answering his questions.
(c) Opening cans of c-rations for Rowe.
(d) Talking to him.

2. When Rowe is asked by a news reporter if he'd been beaten, he says that he wasn't "mistreated severely" and then says that he can't go into it further. Why?
(a) Because he did not want to upset the news reporter.
(b) Because he is not sure what happened to him.
(c) Because of the possibility of retaliation on other POWs.
(d) Because he is embarrassed about his treatment.

3. Where is Rowe discovered?
(a) In the office of the camp commander.
(b) Two kilometers away from the camp.
(c) In his cell.
(d) One kilometer away from camp.

4. What do the men then do quickly?
(a) Ignore Rowe.
(b) Shoot at Rowe.
(c) Hover over Rowe.
(d) Load Rowe into the chopper.

5. Rowe arrives at his home and greets his father where?
(a) At the front door.
(b) At the bus station.
(c) At the military base.
(d) At the airport.

6. What happens when Rowe is moved to another base?
(a) He is examined again and debriefed.
(b) He is kept in a confined space.
(c) He is allowed to rest.
(d) He is ignored.

7. Rowe hastily comes up with a cover story, saying that he'd been trying to find better fishing grounds and that he'd set lines along the way. What is enough to plant doubt that Rowe is trying to escape?
(a) The lines he has in his hands.
(b) The presence of lines, though someone else's.
(c) His fluent Vietnamese.
(d) The way in which he tells the story.

8. What does Rowe tell the enemy?
(a) He is trying to escape.
(b) He is now a member of the Vietcong army.
(c) He wants to die.
(d) He had been gathering firewood and had become lost.

9. At first, what do these men plan to do to Rowe?
(a) Save him.
(b) Capture him.
(c) Shoot him.
(d) Ignore him.

10. What else do the men buy?
(a) Hunting supplies.
(b) Black pepper and garlic.
(c) Vegetables and fruit.
(d) Black pepper and salt.

11. On September 14, what happens to Rowe?
(a) He becomes ill.
(b) He is taken on a tour of the region.
(c) He is rescued.
(d) He is sent to a new camp.

12. Why are the men not allowed to buy food?
(a) There is no food to buy.
(b) They need other supplies more desperately.
(c) They catch enough fish that they do not need other food.
(d) The Vietcong are providing their food.

13. What lies did Rowe tell upon his capture?
(a) He is a doctor and has no military training.
(b) He is an engineer and has no military training.
(c) He is only a sergeant.
(d) He is a pilot and has no military training.

14. Who spots Rowe?
(a) The Vietcong.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) A tank.
(d) Choppers.

15. Why does Rowe remain on a loose quarantine?
(a) He is ill.
(b) He needs time to adjust to life again.
(c) The outcome of tests are pending.
(d) The military is worried about his safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. Is Rowe punished?

2. What does Rowe do to one of his captors?

3. How does Rowe find the will to resist?

4. What do these animals do for Rowe?

5. One older woman questions Rowe's captors. What does she ask?

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