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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. He waits for a rescue attempt but decides it is not going to come, so what does he do?
(a) He plans an escape attempt of his own.
(b) He gives up.
(c) He says what the Vietcong want him to say.
(d) He joins the Vietcong army.

4. When does Rowe believe it seems worse to be on the verge of death?
(a) When he cannot defend himself.
(b) At the hands of the Vietcong.
(c) At the hands of Americans.
(d) When he has lasted this long.

5. The trip continues _________ late and arrives in Tan Son Nhut where Rowe watches departing troops head back to the United States in the plane that brought him there.
(a) A day.
(b) A week.
(c) A month.
(d) A few hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else do the men buy?

2. Rowe's group goes on to Tan Phu where they are to do what?

3. What does Rowe find out later about the airstrip?

4. They reconnect, pursue the escaping Vietcong for a while, then do what?

5. The author of the story, James N. Rowe, is stationed at ____________ in Vietnam.

(see the answer key)

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