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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. Kovic claims to have been in Vietnam how many times?
(a) Once.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Four times.

2. In what uncomfortable place does Kovic have to wear a tube?
(a) Throat.
(b) Penis.
(c) Nose.
(d) Bladder.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The soldier wakes up at what location?

2. Kovic compares the shower to:

3. How do the men refer to Willey?

4. According to the soldiers the officer seems to be:

5. Kovic laments the loss of:

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in which Kovic discovers the rats.

2. Discuss Kovic's religious childhood rituals.

3. What is the opinion of Kovic by the Legionnaires and the government?

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

5. What are Kovic's physical therapy instructions?

6. Explain the opening scene in the book BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY by Ron Kovic.

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

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

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

10. How does Kovic refer to the other soldiers in the hospital?

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