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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 is used to transport the character?

2. Where is Kovic sent after leaving the hospital?

3. What officer visits Kovic and the other soldiers in the hospital?

4. What is the name of the man who vomits and curses at everyone?

5. What medical procedure did Kovic have to face on the first day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of calling a priest to visit to Kovic?

3. What is the opinion of Kovic by the Legionnaires and the government?

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

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

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

7. Describe Kovic's first morning in the hospital.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Kovic and his parents, before during and after his military service. Did either side overreact or was each person as tolerant and understanding as possible? How did the parent/child relationship change as Kovic began to return to society as a regular citizen? What do you think their relationship might be like today?

How might you feel in a similar situation? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Research and write a 1000 word essay on the massacre at Kent State. Include location, purpose, cause and effect. Write a short bio on the people that were killed as well as those that appeared on the famous Time Magazine cover.

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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