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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. Rowe is told that even what will not prompt his release?
(a) The end of the war.
(b) His acceptance of Vietcong beliefs.
(c) His threats.
(d) His money.

2. Initially, what does Rowe consider declining?
(a) To answer any questions.
(b) To sign a waiver of his rights prior to the debriefing.
(c) The offer to make him a major.
(d) The right to tell his story in a book.

3. Does Rowe receive serious punishment?
(a) No, because his guards are relieved that he is returned to them.
(b) No, because he says what the Vietcong want to hear.
(c) No, because he is now a member of the Vietcong army.
(d) Yes, because he had tried to escape.

4. What has Rowe been repeatedly told regarding the National Liberation Front?
(a) It has no support from the people.
(b) It has some support from the people.
(c) It has the full support of the people.
(d) It expects him to support them.

5. Why are the men not allowed to buy food?
(a) There is no food to buy.
(b) They need other supplies more desperately.
(c) They catch enough fish that they do not need other food.
(d) The Vietcong are providing their food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rowe do to one of his captors?

2. What do some of the guards do to the animals?

3. In a village near Tan Phu, why is Rowe recognized?

4. What is Rowe given all the way to their first destination?

5. What is Rowe given?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Rowe rescued?

2. Describe the moments soon after Rowe's rescue.

3. What does Rowe eat? How does this affect him?

4. What does Rowe do for the men before they leave?

5. What happens to Jim?

6. What is revealed about the Vietnamese people with whom Rowe comes in contact?

7. What happens when he arrives at the base?

8. Who are Herc and Ajax? Describe Rowe's relationship with them.

9. Describe Rowe's action during the move.

10. How does Rowe feel about the VC prisoners being tried in Saigon? Why does he feel this way?

(see the answer keys)

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