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

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

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

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

5. What was the name of Kovic's staff sergeant?
(a) Mitchell.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Grant.
(d) McGuffin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which game was commonly played by the boys at night?

2. How old is Kovic at this point?

3. What patient often feeds the unwanted visitors?

4. How long does Kovic stay in the hospital?

5. What is the soldier's rank?

Short Essay Questions

1. When is Kovic's birthday and what is its significance?

2. What was going on around Kovic during the time?

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

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

5. Explain the scene in which the general visits the soldiers in hospital.

6. Who interrupts Kovic's dream? Why?

7. What is the purpose of calling a priest to visit to Kovic?

8. According to Kovic what is one possible reason that he was injured?

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

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

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