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James N. Rowe

Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW Quiz

James N. Rowe
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Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW Quiz

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1)

The prisoners dub the camp ____________ because of a high fence that keeps them prisoner. (from Chapter Four)

Auschwitz.
No-K Corral.
Buchenwald.
Not OK Corral.
2)

Rowe arrives at a hospital and is allowed to talk to whom by phone? (from Chapter Ten)

His friends.
His mother and father.
His children.
His wife.
3)

Rowe has another painful and serious attack of what? (from Chapter Five)

Dysentery.
Malaria.
Influenza.
Fluid buildup.
4)

Why does Rowe go on constant forced walks? (from Chapter Four)

Reportedly to give him exercise.
Reportedly to try to kill him.
Reportedly for his safety from air raids.
Reportedly to weaken him.
5)

Do Rowe's pleas for food and medicine get noticed? (from Chapter Five)

Not at first.
Yes.
No.
Somewhat.
6)

Rowe is told that he and the other prisoners can do what? (from Chapter Six)

Grow vegetables.
Fish.
Steal.
Hunt.
7)

Rowe learns that he has been promoted to what during his absence? (from Chapter Ten)

Lieutenant.
Sergeant.
General.
Major.
8)

Why does Rowe remain on a loose quarantine? (from Chapter Ten)

The outcome of tests are pending.
He needs time to adjust to life again.
The military is worried about his safety.
He is ill.
9)

What is a relatively slow process with Jim? (from Chapter Six)

His acceptance of the Vietcong beliefs.
His assimilation to prison culture.
His improved health.
His decline to death.
10)

After how many days does Tim Barker, a U.S. Army Captain, die? (from Chapter Five)

Eighty.
Eight.
Twenty-eight.
Twenty.
11)

Rowe knows that there might come a point at which he is released but hates the thought of what? (from Chapter Eight)

Being left alone.
Allowing his captors to hold that power over him.
Where his captors will release him.
Waiting until then.
12)

Rowe is told that even what will not prompt his release? (from Chapter Six)

His threats.
His acceptance of Vietcong beliefs.
The end of the war.
His money.
13)

John and Rowe have bouts of what which prompts some rudimentary medical care? (from Chapter Five)

Liver failure.
Heart failure.
Kidney failure.
Intestinal failure.
14)

Before landing, someone notes what about Rowe? (from Chapter Nine)

His accent.
His hair.
His clothing.
His beard.
15)

There's a sudden rush of activity and Rowe sees the guards bring in _______ who had attempted an escape. (from Chapter Four)

Dave.
Dan.
John.
Rocky.
16)

In a village near Tan Phu, why is Rowe recognized? (from Chapter Eight)

He had been there to catch the Vietcong.
He had been there prior to his capture to offer help.
He had been there prior to his capture to buy food.
He had been there to sell his fish.
17)

Why is Rowe retrieved? (from Chapter Nine)

Someone notices he is not Vietnamese.
Someone decides they want to take a Vietnamese prisoner.
Someone hears him speaking in English.
Someone decides they want to save him.
18)

What happens when one attacks a guard who comes too close? (from Chapter Seven)

It is eaten.
It is killed.
Its wing is clipped.
It is tortured.
19)

He says that the men aboard the chopper are kept busy during that initial ride, doing what? (from Chapter Ten)

Answering his questions.
Listening to him.
Talking to him.
Opening cans of c-rations for Rowe.
20)

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? (from Chapter Ten)

Because he did not want to upset the news reporter.
Because he is not sure what happened to him.
Because he is embarrassed about his treatment.
Because of the possibility of retaliation on other POWs.
21)

What does Rowe know about Jim? (from Chapter Six)

He has made plans to escape.
He has started to decline to death.
He has stopped eating.
He has been giving information to the Vietcong.
22)

With his first money, what does Rowe buy? (from Chapter Seven)

Sugar and salt.
Garlic and pepper.
More nets and sets.
Sugar and tea.
23)

What else do the men buy? (from Chapter Six)

Black pepper and salt.
Hunting supplies.
Black pepper and garlic.
Vegetables and fruit.
24)

Someone braves punishment by doing what? (from Chapter Eight)

Hugging Rowe.
Touching Rowe's shoulder and asking if he is alright.
Attacking the Vietcong.
Giving Rowe food.
25)

Dan establishes relationships with several prisoners, though not friendships, that save him from what? (from Chapter Four)

Torture.
Death.
Total isolation.
Being noticed by the Vietcong.
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