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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. What does Rowe know about Jim?
(a) He has started to decline to death.
(b) He has stopped eating.
(c) He has been giving information to the Vietcong.
(d) He has made plans to escape.

2. Who spots Rowe?
(a) A tank.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Choppers.
(d) The Vietcong.

3. At first, what do these men plan to do to Rowe?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Save him.
(c) Capture him.
(d) Ignore him.

4. Who initially sees Rowe?
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) Army personnel.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A nutritionist.

5. How does Rowe draw attention to himself?
(a) He yells in English.
(b) He goes into a clearing and waves his white mosquito netting.
(c) He goes into a clearing and jumps up and down.
(d) He begins to scream.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When they learn that some Vietcong prisoners are being tried in Saigon, Rowe prays they will be sentenced to what?

3. How does Rowe convince his captor to believe him?

4. He effectively stalls by pretending to what?

5. What do these animals do for Rowe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the men benefit from fishing?

2. Describe Rowe's escape attempt.

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

4. What punishment is given to Rowe for refusing to write a statement siding with the National Liberation Front?

5. How does the book end?

6. How does Rowe try to draw attention to himself? Why does he do it in this way?

7. How does Rowe feel about being alone?

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

9. What happens to Jim?

10. According to the VC, what must Rowe do to be released? Does he do this?

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