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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 word does not describe the hospital?
(a) Depressing.
(b) Unsanitary.
(c) Bright.
(d) Madhouse.

2. According to the soldiers the officer seems to be:
(a) Insensitive.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Worried.
(d) Bored.

3. What was the name of the girl Kovic liked?
(a) Angel.
(b) Susie.
(c) Betsy.
(d) Joan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The government promises to give what to the men?

2. What is the soldier's rank?

3. What was the first name of the friend that often went to the stadium with Kovic?

4. Kovic wonders if the reason for the surgery is:

5. What was the name of the other drill sergeant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Kovic's response to the doctor's request for information?

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

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

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

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

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

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