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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of award was it?
(a) Honorary.
(b) Cash award.
(c) Medal.
(d) Certificate.

2. What time does Kovic wake up in the morning?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

4. Men from what other war are in the same hospital?
(a) WWI.
(b) Civil War.
(c) WWII.
(d) Korea.

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

6. Who issues the award?
(a) Governor.
(b) Vice President.
(c) President.
(d) Drill Sergeant.

7. What was the name of Kovic's staff sergeant?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Grant.
(c) McGuffin.
(d) Mitchell.

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

9. What type of hospital was Kovic going to on the bus?
(a) Army.
(b) Civilian.
(c) Charity.
(d) Naval.

10. Castiglia considered going into which profession?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Military.
(c) Education.
(d) Priesthood.

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

12. What was the first name of the boy that often played with Kovic?
(a) Russell.
(b) Kenny.
(c) Albert.
(d) Leo.

13. What was Kovic's favorite childhood sport?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Wrestling.
(d) Basketball.

14. How long does Kovic stay in the hospital?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

15. According to the book, which of the following no longer has meaning?
(a) Intentions.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Morality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kovic claims to have been in Vietnam how many times?

2. What was Mr. Kovic's job?

3. Kovic wants to believe that the score is:

4. The hospital was named after which saint?

5. The next thing the character notices is that what item is missing?

(see the answer keys)

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