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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what branch of the military is the soldier enlisted?
(a) Navy.
(b) Marines.
(c) Coast Guard.
(d) Army.

3. What patient often feeds the unwanted visitors?
(a) Meyers.
(b) Briggs.
(c) Kovic.
(d) Johnson.

4. In what year was the character born?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1949.

5. What ward was Kovic placed in at the hospital?
(a) Psychiatric.
(b) Neurological.
(c) Pediatric.
(d) Intensive Care Unit.

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

7. In what month did Kovic join the marines?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) May.

8. How does the character feel at this point?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Angry.

9. What is used to transport the character?
(a) Jeep.
(b) Stretcher.
(c) Boat.
(d) Helicopter.

10. The government promises to give what to the men?
(a) Machines.
(b) Pensions.
(c) Discharges.
(d) New clothes.

11. Which game was commonly played by the boys at night?
(a) Simon Says.
(b) Tag.
(c) Red Light, Green Light.
(d) Mother May I?

12. Who is Jimmy?
(a) Friend.
(b) Kovic's younger brother.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Therapist.

13. The story begins in what location?
(a) Psych ward.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Parents' home.
(d) Battlefield.

14. How do the men refer to Willey?
(a) "A vegetable"
(b) "Just a head."
(c) "Worthless."
(d) "A lost cause"

15. What is the man's surname?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Cuomo.
(d) Rockefeller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dick?

2. What was the name of the kid Kovic often spent time in the summers?

3. What event did Kovic perform on the track team?

4. What type of award was it?

5. What religion is practiced by the character?

(see the answer keys)

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