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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rowe decides again to try an escape and plans to go in what?
(a) A truck.
(b) A canal boat.
(c) A car.
(d) A plane.

2. Why are these people patrolling the area?
(a) They are in search of stragglers.
(b) They are in search of Americans.
(c) They are in search of citizens.
(d) They are in search of POWs.

3. Why does Rowe wave his mosquito netting?
(a) It is the whitest thing in his possession.
(b) It is very large.
(c) He is trying to swat away the mosquitos.
(d) It is the only possession he has.

4. Someone braves punishment by doing what?
(a) Touching Rowe's shoulder and asking if he is alright.
(b) Attacking the Vietcong.
(c) Giving Rowe food.
(d) Hugging Rowe.

5. What is happening to Jim?
(a) He is becoming angry.
(b) He is weakening.
(c) He is beginning to believe the Vietcong.
(d) He is growing stronger.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rowe is some distance from camp, he encounters whom?

2. 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?

3. On September 14, what happens to Rowe?

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

5. Rowe is told that the other three are no longer considered prisoners and that he is not to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gives Rowe the strength to resist the VC demands?

2. What do the men say to each other in their own slang?

3. What does Rowe do for the men before they leave?

4. How do the Vietnamese act bravely regarding Rowe?

5. According to the VC, what must Rowe do to be released? Does he do this?

6. What happens to the camp? How does Rowe feel about this? Why does he feel this way?

7. What happens when Rowe arrives at the hospital?

8. Describe the moments soon after Rowe's rescue.

9. What punishment is given to Rowe for refusing to write a statement siding with the National Liberation Front?

10. Who spots Rowe?

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