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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. Rowe is a member of what military organization?

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

3. Why do they have a layover here?

4. Lowe finds that his own gun is inoperative and is confronted by VC soldiers carrying what?

5. The story returns to when?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place immediately following Rowe's capture?

2. How does Dan deal with this isolation?

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

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

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

6. What happens when the men are promised a Christmas celebration?

7. Why are the men instructed to write letters? Why do the men refuse these instructions?

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

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

10. Describe Rowe's arrival at his training camp.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rowe is a member of Special Forces.

Part 1) How is Rowe a part of Special Forces? What does this say about Rowe's training?

Part 2) How does he use his training while in the POW camp? How do others also use their training to help them and others survive?

Part 3) What skills and training do you have? How might this be useful in an emergency situation?

Essay Topic 2

Rowe is interviewed by a news reporter.

Part 1) Describe this interview. Why does Rowe respond the way he does? Do you believe many POWs responded the same way? Why or why not?

Par 2) How do the Vietcong continue to control Rowe's actions, as seen in this interview? What does this say about the power of psychological warfare?

Part 3) How did the media affect the Vietnam War? Why? How has this continued today? How has it changed the face of war? Is this good or bad? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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