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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 officer visits Kovic and the other soldiers in the hospital?

2. What is fed to the visitors?

3. What is the name of the soldier that can no longer speak?

4. What was the name of the staff member that performed the procedure?

5. Kovic begins to:

Short Essay Questions

1. Kovic and his friends often played what kinds of games in the woods?

2. What is Kovic's response to the doctor's request for information?

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

4. What is the first experience Kovic has when he awakens in the hospital?

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

6. What is one of the main things that cause the deep depression in Kovic?

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

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

9. Who interrupts Kovic's dream? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Interview someone who served in Vietnam and write a 1000 word essay on the experience and how it affected the soldier's life. Be sure to include any traumatic events, real or imagined as well as post traumatic stress, involvement with the VA, and life before and after the war.

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 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.

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