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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. What do some of the guards do to the animals?
(a) They feed them.
(b) They try to catch them.
(c) They torment them.
(d) They play with them.

2. How long is the camp moved?
(a) For hours.
(b) For weeks.
(c) For days.
(d) For minutes.

3. How does Rowe find the will to resist?
(a) In the actions of the Vietcong.
(b) In the actions of his fellow POWs.
(c) In the actions of the Vietnamese people he encounters during the tour of the region.
(d) In prayer.

4. 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 is not sure what happened to him.
(b) Because of the possibility of retaliation on other POWs.
(c) Because he did not want to upset the news reporter.
(d) Because he is embarrassed about his treatment.

5. How does Rowe feel after eating this meal?
(a) Ill.
(b) Full.
(c) Happy.
(d) Tired.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the men buy raw brown sugar?

3. What is the first thing Rowe is offered to eat?

4. Rowe continues to know that he could be released if he does what?

5. Alone, Rowe is initially ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Rowe is given nets and set lines for fishing and begins catching more than he can eat most days?

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

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

5. How does Rowe feel about the VC prisoners being tried in Saigon? Why does he feel this way?

6. Describe Rowe's escape attempt.

7. What happens when Rowe arrives at the hospital?

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

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

10. What does Rowe do with the eagles? Why?

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