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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The next morning, Rowe is cooking breakfast when he receives word that what has happened?

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

3. Lowe loses sight of whom?

4. He sees _____ fall after being hit by several rounds.

5. Dan and Rowe are taken to another camp where what are taken?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What takes place in January and February of 1965?

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

5. What are the prisoners encouraged to write? What does Rowe choose to do?

6. How does Dan deal with this isolation?

7. What problems surround this plan?

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

9. What is the first step of the operation? What goes wrong?

10. Describe the men's experiences at Tan Phu.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The men are requested to admit to their "crimes."

Part 1) What specifically are the men supposed to write about? Why is this demanded of the men? How do the Vietcong encourage them to write?

Part 2) How does the psychological warfare play into these demands? Are the Vietcong successful? Explain.

Part 3) How does this plague Rowe, even after he returns home? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The men find humor whenever they can.

Part 1) Describe when they find humor. How does this benefit them?

Part 2) What else do the men do to keep their spirits up? How important is having hope in this story?

Part 3) What does this say about the necessities of humor and hope in life, in general?

Essay Topic 3

Rowe returns home to his parents.

Part 1) Describe this return. How are Rowe's parents' personalities revealed through this homecoming?

Part 2) How might Rowe's life have changed because of his POW experience? Use the text to support your response.

Part 3) How does reading the accounts of the POW experience affect your own life? How might you be forever changed from reading this story?

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