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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. What medical procedure did Kovic have to face on the first day?
2. What was the name of the kid Kovic often spent time in the summers?
3. Kovic begins to:
4. What was the boy's last name?
5. What was Kovic's favorite childhood sport?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the atmosphere like on the bus in Queens?
2. What is the first thing Kovic notices missing when he wakes up on the battlefield?
3. Kovic and his friends often played what kinds of games in the woods?
4. What was a favorite childhood sport of Kovic's?
5. Where did the boys often play? What was their fantasy?
6. What did Ron Kovic's father do for a living?
7. What is Kovic's response to the doctor's request for information?
8. What is the first experience Kovic has when he awakens in the hospital?
9. According to Kovic what is one possible reason that he was injured?
10. Discuss some of Kovic's trials and tribulations as a teenager.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine Kovic's reaction to being born on the Fourth of July. First as a child, then as a teenager and young adult, and in the service, before and after he was wounded. How do you think Kovic feels about it now? Do you think that writing the book helped or hindered Kovic's cause? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the current presidential administration and its approach to war with the Nixon administration. What was the biggest difference? Is/was one administration more effective? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the impact of Kovic's birthday being on the Fourth of July. Do you think it is irony or destiny? How might being born on the Fourth of July affect your views on patriotism and war? Do you think a person born on the Fourth of July during wartime might differ from a person born on the same day during wartime? How would that birthday translate to other countries?
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