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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. Dan and Rowe learn that who has been assassinated but they don't believe it?

2. Forces from the camp are to go to Le Coeur to do what?

3. What do the guards give the prisoners?

4. The next American brought to the camp is Staff Sergeant Ben Wilkes who has been in captivity for how long?

5. Why would Rowe likely have been shot on sight?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the men come under fire, what does Rowe realize?

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

3. What do the men do, first thing, the day after their arrival at the camp?

4. What happened the night that the Beau Geste compound was bombed?

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

6. How do the attacks on the camp affect the men?

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

8. How does Dan deal with this isolation?

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

10. Describe the photograph of the men taken. Why might it be taken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is an operation planned between Tan Phu and Le Coeur.

Part 1) Describe this operation. What is foreshadowed at the beginning of this story regarding the success of this operation?

Part 2) Why might the steps leading up to this operation and the operation itself turn out the way they do?

Part 3) What might this say about the Vietnam War as a whole? What does this say about the U.S. military mindset at this time?

Essay Topic 2

The POW's meals consist of rice and fish or eel.

Part 1) How does this affect the men? Why do the Vietcong continue to feed them this same diet?

Part 2) How different might the men's experience have been in the camps if they had a diet with more variety? Use the text to support your response.

Part 3) How is food a theme in this story? How important does this basic need become to these men?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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