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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the body did the bullet hit?
(a) Hip.
(b) Ankle.
(c) Head.
(d) Shoulder.

2. According to the soldiers the officer seems to be:
(a) Worried.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Insensitive.
(d) Bored.

3. In what year did Kovic join the marines?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1967.

4. Kovic compares the shower to:
(a) A bad dream.
(b) A car wash.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Swimming.

5. What was the name of Kovic's high school?
(a) Jefferson High School.
(b) Queen High School.
(c) St. Catherine's High School.
(d) Massapequa High School.

6. What was the name of the kid Kovic often spent time in the summers?
(a) Cooke.
(b) Zimmerman.
(c) Good.
(d) Whipple.

7. What was given to the soldier before surgery?
(a) Bad news.
(b) A photograph.
(c) Advice.
(d) Last Rites.

8. What was the name of the staff member that performed the procedure?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Richard.
(d) Grant.

9. What item is given to the soldiers?
(a) Purple heart.
(b) Discharge papers.
(c) Anesthesia.
(d) Bad news.

10. What was the name of the other drill sergeant?
(a) Mullins.
(b) Mitchell.
(c) Josephs.
(d) Ferguson.

11. What sports team did Kovic join first in school?
(a) Football.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Wrestling.
(d) Track.

12. Who is the first character mentioned?
(a) Muller.
(b) Kovic.
(c) McCarthy.
(d) Zimmer.

13. What is the name of the man who vomits and curses at everyone?
(a) Frank.
(b) Lester.
(c) John.
(d) Pat.

14. Who was not among the people killed?
(a) Children.
(b) Villagers.
(c) Kovic's brother.
(d) Corporal.

15. What was the name of the stadium often visited by Kovic?
(a) Wrigley Field.
(b) Shea Stadium.
(c) Parkside Stadium.
(d) Three Rivers Stadium.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what uncomfortable place does Kovic have to wear a tube?

2. On what day was the character born?

3. Kovic discusses his childhood opinion on which topic?

4. Which game was commonly played by the boys at night?

5. What is on the person's jacket?

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