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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 the surname of the two brothers that died?

2. Who helped to push Kovic's wheelchair?

3. What item made the cops rethink Kovic's arrest?

4. What is the name of Kovic's favorite bar?

5. How did a cameraman refer to Kovic?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the incident when Kovic got incredibly drunk.

2. Who is the woman Kovic meets at a rally? How does the relationship develop between them?

3. Discuss Kovic's foray into the anti-war movement.

4. Explain Kovic's choice of vacation spot. Why that spot? How was it related to his injuries?

5. What does Kovic eventually deduce about his relationship with Helen?

6. What is Kovic's opinion on the people that started the Vietnam War?

7. How does Kovic react to getting his own apartment? Where was it located?

8. What memory does Kovic share with his mother upon his return home to New York to visit?

9. What was a typical daily ritual for Kovic in regards to religion?

10. Discuss Kovic's arrival in Miami, on the way to the convention. How did the crowd react to Kovic's arrival?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Collect information about the Republican National Convention. What is it? What is its purpose? When and where is it held? How is the Convention featured in the story? What is Kovic's opinion of the Convention? What is your opinion?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the life of an American soldier with soldiers from at least two other countries. Get photographs, if possible. Create two sets of comparisons - one using the modern military and one from World War I. Then compare the two time periods.

Essay Topic 3

Do you think about the general was really indifferent to the situation or was attempting to be professional and appropriately sympathetic? Discuss how you might feel in the same situation. Examine it from both sides. Also examine military protocol regarding the visiting of soldiers and the meting out of commendations and awards during peace time and during war time. What changes?

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