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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 government promises to give what to the men?

2. What is the name of the soldier that can no longer speak?

3. What is fed to the visitors?

4. What religion is practiced by the character?

5. In what year did Kovic join the marines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Kovic to lie about his belief in the war?

2. Describe Kovic's first morning in the hospital.

3. Discuss some of Kovic's trials and tribulations as a teenager.

4. Describe the scene during which Kovic arrives at St. Albans.

5. Where did the boys often play? What was their fantasy?

6. What information does Kovic not share with his family?

7. What is the purpose of calling a priest to visit to Kovic?

8. What did Ron Kovic's father do for a living?

9. What did Kovic do during the summer months? Who was often with him during that time?

10. What are Kovic's physical therapy instructions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the life of an American soldier with soldiers from at least two other countries. Get photographs, if possible. Create two sets of comparisons - one using the modern military and one from World War I. Then compare the two time periods.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Kovic must have felt arriving back in the United States after being in Vietnam. How would you have felt in the same situation? Which would feel stranger to you - arriving in the states or going home to your house? Explain. Also, write about how friends and family might treat you differently after you returned home from war. What kind of treatment would one expect? Would it be different depending on amount or extent of wounds? Would it be different if the wounds were physical or mental?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impact of Kovic's birthday being on the Fourth of July. Do you think it is irony or destiny? How might being born on the Fourth of July affect your views on patriotism and war? Do you think a person born on the Fourth of July during wartime might differ from a person born on the same day during wartime? How would that birthday translate to other countries?

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