Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW Test | Final Test - Hard

James N. Rowe
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW Test | Final Test - Hard

James N. Rowe
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men then do quickly?

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. The prisoners - Jim, Dan, John and Rowe - are moved again on March 4, 1967, this time to where?

4. What lies did Rowe tell upon his capture?

5. Alone, Rowe is initially ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about the Vietnamese people with whom Rowe comes in contact?

2. How does Rowe try to draw attention to himself? Why does he do it in this way?

3. How do the men benefit from fishing?

4. What happens when Rowe arrives at the hospital?

5. How does the book end?

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

7. What does Rowe eat? How does this affect him?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The men find humor whenever they can.

Part 1) Describe when they find humor. How does this benefit them?

Part 2) What else do the men do to keep their spirits up? How important is having hope in this story?

Part 3) What does this say about the necessities of humor and hope in life, in general?

Essay Topic 2

Rowe is debriefed.

Part 1) Describe this debriefing. Why does this take place? What purpose does it serve?

Part 2) Why is this debriefing disturbing for Rowe? How does this make a comparison between the U.S. military and the Vietcong?

Part 3) Why is this debriefing important to the U.S. military? Do they care about Rowe? Why or why not? What matters to the U.S. military, based on Rowe's debriefing? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The Vietcong use psychological warfare.

Part 1) Describe their strategies. How effective are these strategies? Explain.

Part 2) Is psychological warfare worse than physical torture? Why or why not? How does this type of warfare compare to their tactics throughout the rest of the war?

Part 3) What can the U.S. learn from the Vietcong strategies?

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