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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 name of Kovic's cousin?

2. Which television station does the anchor work for?

3. Where did Kovic's plane land?

4. Where does Kovic meet a woman?

5. Kovic and others are locked out of what event?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss how Kovic prepares for the Memorial Day Parade.

2. Discuss the speech portion of the parade and how it affected Kovic.

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

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

5. Describe Kovic's choice to move to California. Who went with him?

6. Discuss at least one of the things Kovic thought about on the way to the Republican National Convention.

7. Explain Kovic's interaction with police when he is arrested at Nixon's campaign headquarters.

8. What happens to Kovic when Spiro Agnew takes the stage at the rally?

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

10. Briefly describe the conversations at the parade about other veterans.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is The Medal for Conspicuous Service to the State of New York? Why was it awarded to Kovic? Who awarded the medal? Is there any special significance to the award? If so, what? Explain how Kovic felt about the medal and what he did with it after it was awarded. Would it be a symbol of pride or a reminder of the death and destruction?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and how it affects veterans of all ages as well as soldiers still in service. What causes it? What are the symptoms? What are the treatments? Is there a cure? What can be done about it?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the media has changed drastically regarding wars and protests since Kovic's first foray into the limelight. Do you think media coverage today is more or less accurate than it was in the 1970s? Do you think there is more or less coverage? Is coverage more or less biased?

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