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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 was given to the soldier before surgery?

2. Kovic laments the loss of:

3. What was the name of the award received?

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

5. What was the name of the girl Kovic liked?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss Kovic's religious childhood rituals.

4. What did Ron Kovic's father do for a living?

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

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

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

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

9. When is Kovic's birthday and what is its significance?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Write a short story from a point of view similar to Kovic's while using a modern setting. How does your story differ? Why did you choose that particular setting? What about your story was similar to Kovic's tale? What was the part that provided the most contrast? Explain.

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