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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was not among the people killed?

2. What patient often feeds the unwanted visitors?

3. Where was Kovic's bus headed?

4. What sports team did Kovic join first in school?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first thing Kovic notices missing when he wakes up on the battlefield?

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

3. What was a favorite childhood sport of Kovic's?

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

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

6. Discuss Kovic's religious childhood rituals.

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

8. What are Kovic's physical therapy instructions?

9. Describe the scene during which Kovic arrives at St. Albans.

10. Where did the boys often play? What was their fantasy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think about Kovic's opinion on why he might have been injured? Do you believe that there should be punishment for acts of violence? If so, how would the punishment be decided and meted out? Explain. Also investigate Kovic's wish to be injured as penance for the debacle that took place in the Vietnamese village. If given the opportunity to live it over again, do you think Kovic would have made the same choices? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Kovic must have felt arriving back in the United States after being in Vietnam. How would you have felt in the same situation? Which would feel stranger to you - arriving in the states or going home to your house? Explain. Also, write about how friends and family might treat you differently after you returned home from war. What kind of treatment would one expect? Would it be different depending on amount or extent of wounds? Would it be different if the wounds were physical or mental?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the level of participation in Vietnam by each branch of the military. Which was most involved? Why? What might have changed the face of the war? In your opinion, should the US have been involved in Vietnam? Explain. Who made the better argument for the American presence in Vietnam - the Nixon administration or the protesters and anti-war movement?

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