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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the soldier that can no longer speak?
(a) Kenny.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Willey.
(d) Sam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Kovic's staff sergeant?

2. What word does not describe the hospital?

3. What is on the person's jacket?

4. What religion is practiced by the character?

5. In what year did Kovic join the marines?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Kovic's views on Communism and the space race.

2. Discuss Kovic's religious childhood rituals.

3. What did Kovic do during the summer months? Who was often with him during that time?

4. What is the first experience Kovic has when he awakens in the hospital?

5. Describe Kovic's first morning in the hospital.

6. What is the atmosphere like on the bus in Queens?

7. Where did the boys often play? What was their fantasy?

8. What causes Kovic to lie about his belief in the war?

9. Discuss some of Kovic's trials and tribulations as a teenager.

10. What is the first thing Kovic notices missing when he wakes up on the battlefield?

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