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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. The following day, the men do what?
(a) Call for help.
(b) Plan an escape attempt.
(c) Introduce themselves.
(d) Assess their situation.

2. The new year arrives and it's discovered that what has happened to Rowe?
(a) He has not been eating.
(b) He has been shot.
(c) He has been tortured.
(d) He has been retaining fluids.

3. Rowe and Dan Pitzer split off, leaving Rocky with whom?
(a) Lieutenant Hoi.
(b) Lieutenant Tihn.
(c) Lieutenant Minh.
(d) Lieutenant Thanh.

4. The story returns to when?
(a) Rowe was rescued.
(b) Rowe was in the training camp in the U.S.
(c) Rowe decided to join the military.
(d) The moments following Rowe's capture.

5. Why Rocky is taken away?
(a) Apparently so he cannot communicate with the others.
(b) Apparently so he can assist the Vietcong.
(c) Apparently so he can be tried and hanged.
(d) Apparently so he can go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Forces from the camp are to go to Le Coeur to do what?

2. The plan goes wrong immediately and the Vietcong do what?

3. There is a new American prisoner, a man named Dave Davila who has what?

4. One day, Dan and Rowe are bathing in a canal when they hear whose voice?

5. He says that he fears for his life but grows more hopeful when?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened the night that the Beau Geste compound was bombed?

2. What does Rowe think about his job as a member of the Special Forces?

3. How are some of the men captured or killed at this point?

4. Describe the photograph of the men taken. Why might it be taken?

5. What operation is to take place?

6. What do the men do, first thing, the day after their arrival at the camp?

7. What happened to Dave at this point?

8. Describe the men's experiences at Tan Phu.

9. What is the first step of the operation? What goes wrong?

10. How does Dan find himself alone in the camp? Why is he alone?

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