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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. Where does Kenny move to?
(a) Utah.
(b) Alabama.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New York.

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

3. How did Kovic and friends feel after the rally?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Proud.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Fruitless.

4. People at the event denounced which country?
(a) South Korea.
(b) China.
(c) Cambodia.
(d) United States.

5. What tragic event profoundly impacts Kovic?
(a) Kennedy Assassination.
(b) Watts Riots.
(c) Kent State killings.
(d) Hiroshima.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes pain in Kovic's eyes?

2. Kovic believes the Vietnam War is a crime against:

3. To which city did the men drive?

4. In which town?

5. Who received a standing ovation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the conversations at the parade about other veterans.

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

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

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

5. Discuss at least one of the things Kovic thought about on the way to the Republican National Convention.

6. What does Kovic speak about on camera during his live interview with the reporter?

7. Describe the incident when Kovic got incredibly drunk.

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

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

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

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