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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 group did Kovic join?
(a) VVAW.
(b) KKK.
(c) American Legion.
(d) VA.

2. Kovic and others are locked out of what event?
(a) Senate hearings.
(b) Republican National Convention.
(c) Memorial Day celebration.
(d) Inauguration.

3. Kovic believes the Vietnam War is a crime against:
(a) Humanity.
(b) The people of the world.
(c) God.
(d) The Constitution.

4. Kovic refers to himself as:
(a) Half-dead.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Pointless.
(d) Ruined.

5. Where does Kovic meet a woman?
(a) At a speech.
(b) In a coffee shop.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) At a mall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tragic event profoundly impacts Kovic?

2. What was the name of the place Kovic went on vacation?

3. People at the event denounced which country?

4. Where does Kovic find an apartment?

5. Where does Kenny move to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kovic react to getting his own apartment? Where was it located?

2. What is Kovic's opinion on the people that started the Vietnam War?

3. Describe Kovic's choice to move to California. Who went with him?

4. What was the one story that Kovic was unwilling to share with the crowds?

5. Who is the woman Kovic meets at a rally? How does the relationship develop between them?

6. Describe the readings at the rally and how the crowd reacted to the speakers.

7. Discuss how Kovic prepares for the Memorial Day Parade.

8. What does Kovic eventually deduce about his relationship with Helen?

9. What memory does Kovic share with his mother upon his return home to New York to visit?

10. Where does Kovic often go for entertainment? What did he do there?

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