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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. Major Hai commands the camp and Mr. Muoi serves as what?
3. The following day, the men do what?
4. Ben stops doing what almost completely?
5. Rocky later has a lengthy conversation with the leader of the guards who offers up answers he believes Rocky wants to hear and, in exchange, gains what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What takes place in January and February of 1965?
2. What happened to Ben?
3. What is the first step of the operation? What goes wrong?
4. What happened to Dave at this point?
5. What does Rowe think about his job as a member of the Special Forces?
6. What takes place immediately following Rowe's capture?
7. What happens at around six o'clock?
8. Describe Rowe's arrival at his training camp.
9. How do Dan and Rowe learn that Rocky is alive?
10. Who is Tim Barker? What happened to him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Rowe lives a solitary lief at one point in the story.
Part 1) Why does he live without his friends for much of the end of the story? Do you believe the Vietcong's reasons for this? Why or why not? What do you believe happened to the other men? Why?
Part 2) How is Rowe affected by this? How does he cope with this? Is he affected by this in the way the Vietcong had hoped? Why or why not?
Part 3) How does this solitary confinement lead to his freedom? Would he have been successful if he had been with the other men? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Rowe offers a brief look at his family.
Part 1) Describe his family. What is the purpose of this brief look?
Part 2) How does his family influence Rowe's decision to join the military? Do you think his family wanted him to join? Why or why not?
Part 3) Describe his parents when he returns. What does this reveal about them? How might these traits be seen in Rowe?
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