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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Kovic sent after leaving the hospital?
(a) Back to the village.
(b) Home.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Tokyo.

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

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

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

6. What is the character's first name?
(a) Mike.
(b) Ron.
(c) Billy.
(d) Joe.

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

8. Kovic laments the loss of:
(a) Sex.
(b) Platoon.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Freedom.

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

10. What was the name of Kovic's brother?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Jerome.
(c) Kenny.
(d) Tommy.

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

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

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

14. What medical procedure did Kovic have to face on the first day?
(a) Colonoscopy.
(b) Enema.
(c) Heart surgery.
(d) Delousing.

15. What was the boy's last name?
(a) Johannsen.
(b) Williams.
(c) Briggs.
(d) Goodman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kovic do when he first stands up for his mother?

2. Who is Jimmy?

3. Where did Mr. Kovic work?

4. Who is Dick?

5. Kovic wants to believe that the score is:

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