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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In August, ______________, a medic with the Special Forces, arrives in the camp as a prisoner.
(a) Edward Johnson.
(b) Tim Barker.
(c) Dave Davila.
(d) Jim Jackson.

2. What punishment does Rowe receive when he continues to refuse the Vietcong's request?
(a) He is refused food.
(b) He is sent to bed without his clothing or his mosquito net.
(c) He is beaten.
(d) He is put in shackles in the middle of the camp.

3. The author of the story, James N. Rowe, is stationed at ____________ in Vietnam.
(a) Tan Phu.
(b) Tinh An Giang.
(c) A Hoi.
(d) Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh.

4. The prisoners, including Rowe, are instructed to do what?
(a) Give information about the U.S.
(b) Write letters home.
(c) Call home.
(d) Learn Vietnamese.

5. What do the guards do?
(a) They take the body away.
(b) They throw Ben's body in the river.
(c) They punish Rowe.
(d) They dig up the body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rowe go on constant forced walks?

2. With his first money, what does Rowe buy?

3. What do the guards give the prisoners?

4. Why do the men buy raw brown sugar?

5. Why does Rowe feel somewhat exhilarated?

(see the answer key)

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