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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is fed to the visitors?
(a) Asparagus.
(b) Pudding.
(c) Bread.
(d) Rice.

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

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

5. If Kovic's debt is paid he can:
(a) Go back to work.
(b) Move forward.
(c) Forget about it.
(d) Relax.

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

7. What is the soldier's rank?
(a) Private.
(b) Corporal.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Captain.

8. What was the first name of the friend that often went to the stadium with Kovic?
(a) Susie.
(b) Ben.
(c) Richie.
(d) Willie.

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

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

11. The soldier wakes up at what location?
(a) Village.
(b) Home.
(c) Barracks.
(d) Hospital.

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

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

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

15. What was Mr. Kovic's job?
(a) Cab driver.
(b) Checker.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Journalist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Kovic refers to the other soldiers as:

3. Who issues the award?

4. In what branch of the military is the soldier enlisted?

5. What type of patients are in with Kovic?

(see the answer keys)

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