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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rowe arrives in Fort Sill, ____________, in 1961.
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Kansas.

2. The next morning, Rowe is cooking breakfast when he receives word that what has happened?
(a) Ben has died.
(b) Ben has been killed.
(c) Ben has been moved.
(d) Ben has been taken to a hospital.

3. There's a sudden rush of activity and Rowe sees the guards bring in _______ who had attempted an escape.
(a) Dan.
(b) John.
(c) Dave.
(d) Rocky.

4. When it becomes evident that Dave is going to die, what does Rowe do?
(a) He stays with him until the end.
(b) He pleads for medicine and food.
(c) He asks to bury Dave's body.
(d) He reassures him that he will speak to his wife.

5. Why do they have a layover here?
(a) The flight crew members are suffering from hang overs.
(b) The plane is having engine problems.
(c) The flight crew is being changed.
(d) The men are ill.

6. Rowe is wakened at _________ o'clock the morning of the operation.
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

8. He sees _____ fall after being hit by several rounds.
(a) Ben.
(b) Rowe.
(c) Dan.
(d) Rocky.

9. 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.

10. Do Rowe's pleas for food and medicine get noticed?
(a) No.
(b) Somewhat.
(c) Yes.
(d) Not at first.

11. Rowe and the others are fed _____ though his hands remain tied.
(a) Rice.
(b) Bread.
(c) Soup.
(d) Oatmeal.

12. Rowe spends some time in what he calls the best assignment the Army offers, learning the language while spending a great deal of time doing what?
(a) Seeing the sites of the city.
(b) Lying on the California beach and learning to parachute.
(c) Learning to surf.
(d) Reading.

13. To whom does Lowe barely have time to say goodbye?
(a) Rowe.
(b) Ben.
(c) Rocky.
(d) Dan.

14. 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.

15. As they are moving to yet another location, Rowe catches an opportunity to watch Rocky and notes what?
(a) He is speaking in Vietnamese.
(b) His hair has turned white.
(c) He looks very weak.
(d) He is dressed in Western clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. They face attacks of varying levels from their arrival but focus on providing what?

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

3. Rowe has another painful and serious attack of what?

4. That night, Rowe has a dream about a battle and wakes to find what?

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

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