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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dan and Rowe learn that who has been assassinated but they don't believe it?
(a) Ho Chi Minh.
(b) Nguyen Minh Triet.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) President Kennedy.

2. That night, Rowe has a dream about a battle and wakes to find what?
(a) He is still in California.
(b) No one there.
(c) A war movie being played.
(d) They're being barraged with shells.

3. They then fly on to Can Tho to what compound?
(a) Chu Lai.
(b) Bien Hoa.
(c) Beau Geste.
(d) Nha Trang.

4. The schooling continues and Rowe learns what?
(a) Americans are pulling out of Vietnam.
(b) Americans are searching for them.
(c) The Vietcong are stronger than the American forces.
(d) Americans are becoming more involved in the struggle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the guards do?

2. They continue to seek a way out when they learn what has happened to reinforcements?

3. Why would Rowe likely have been shot on sight?

4. Rowe tells the guards this news when?

5. It's almost ______ o'clock when the ambush group is spotted by a guard.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the squad's deployment to Vietnam.

2. What happens when the men are promised a Christmas celebration?

3. What happened to Ben?

4. What does Nam tell the men about their situation?

5. What do the men do, first thing, the day after their arrival at the camp?

6. How are some of the men captured or killed at this point?

7. What does Rowe think about his job as a member of the Special Forces?

8. Describe Staff Sergeant Ben Wilkes.

9. How do Dan and Rowe learn that Rocky is alive?

10. Who is Tim Barker? What happened to him?

(see the answer keys)

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