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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 hastily comes up with a cover story, saying that he'd been trying to find better fishing grounds and that he'd set lines along the way. What is enough to plant doubt that Rowe is trying to escape?
(a) His fluent Vietnamese.
(b) The way in which he tells the story.
(c) The presence of lines, though someone else's.
(d) The lines he has in his hands.

2. What is Rowe's dog's name?
(a) Bounce.
(b) Hop.
(c) Skip.
(d) Jump.

3. One older woman questions Rowe's captors. What does she ask?
(a) Why he looks as if he is not fed enough.
(b) Why he has been caught.
(c) What they plan on doing with him.
(d) Why he is still alive.

4. What happens when one attacks a guard who comes too close?
(a) It is eaten.
(b) Its wing is clipped.
(c) It is tortured.
(d) It is killed.

5. Before landing, someone notes what about Rowe?
(a) His hair.
(b) His beard.
(c) His clothing.
(d) His accent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the Vietcong continually move those in the camp?

3. Rowe is continually pressed to do what?

4. Why does Rowe feel somewhat exhilarated?

5. How does Rowe find that he is about to be moved to "the Zone" where he would do as commanded or die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the VC react to being attacked? How does Rowe take advantage of this?

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

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

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

7. Describe Rowe's escape attempt.

8. What happens when Rowe arrives at the hospital?

9. What happens to the camp? How does Rowe feel about this? Why does he feel this way?

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

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