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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. The prisoners - Jim, Dan, John and Rowe - are moved again on March 4, 1967, this time to where?
(a) A smaller camp.
(b) Saigon.
(c) A camp with better construction.
(d) Hanoi.

2. Why does Rowe find the debriefing disturbing?
(a) It makes him worry about his safety.
(b) It is similar to the questioning by his former captors.
(c) It forces him to relive his days in the prison.
(d) It is very detailed.

3. What is a relatively slow process with Jim?
(a) His decline to death.
(b) His acceptance of the Vietcong beliefs.
(c) His assimilation to prison culture.
(d) His improved health.

4. What prompts a flood of emotion, including tears, for Rowe?
(a) The question, "When are you coming home?"
(b) The question, "What took you so long?"
(c) The question, "Why did you leave us?"
(d) The question, "Where have you been?"

5. What do Rowe's captors tell the villagers?
(a) Rowe will be returned to the Americans.
(b) Rowe had deserved to die but that he was being treated leniently by the NLF.
(c) Rowe will be executed shortly.
(d) Rowe is now a member of the National Liberation Front.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rowe continues to know that he could be released if he does what?

2. One older woman questions Rowe's captors. What does she ask?

3. On September 14, what happens to Rowe?

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

5. What are part of the first meal Rowe is able to order?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rowe's escape attempt.

2. How does the book end?

3. What do the men say to each other in their own slang?

4. Describe Rowe's encounter with the news reporter.

5. What does Rowe do on September 14? What does he expect from this?

6. What happens when Rowe is given nets and set lines for fishing and begins catching more than he can eat most days?

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

8. How is Rowe rescued?

9. What does Rowe learn about the rest of his stay at the camp?

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

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