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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. Is Rowe punished?

2. Rowe decides again to try an escape and plans to go in what?

3. What is a relatively slow process with Jim?

4. Someone braves punishment by doing what?

5. What happens to Rowe's camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Rowe rescued?

3. How does the book end?

4. What does Rowe do for the men before they leave?

5. Describe Rowe's action during the move.

6. How do the Vietnamese act bravely regarding Rowe?

7. What is revealed about the Vietnamese people with whom Rowe comes in contact?

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 do the men say to each other in their own slang?

10. What does Rowe do on September 14? What does he expect from this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several escape attempts are made by the men.

Part 1) Describe these attempts. Are they successful? Why or why not? What do these attempts say about the POWs?

Part 2) How are they treated in these ways? Are you surprised by any of these consequences? Why or why not?

Part 3) How do the men use psychological warfare in some of these attempts? How do they benefit from this?

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

Positive and negative reinforcement is used on the men.

Part 1) What is positive reinforcement? What is negative reinforcement? Give an example of each from the story and why the Vietcong use these types of reinforcements.

Part 2) Can this reinforcement be considered psychological warfare? Why or why not? How does this reinforcement affect the men?

Part 3) How does this reinforcement of the POWs affect some of the Vietcong and local Vietnamese? What does this say about the people of this area and regime?

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