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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 instruments were being played at the event?

2. Where is the group located?

3. What event did Kovic go to with his cousin?

4. How long does Kovic spend with the other reporter?

5. In what year did Kovic go back to class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Kovic's reaction to the number of people in attendance?

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

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

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

10. How do the people react to the arrival of Nixon? How is the crowd's reaction different from Kovic's reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Study the concept of flashbacks. What causes them? Are they based in reality or are they a sign of psychosis? What types of things might one see in a flashback? How are flashbacks used in the story? Does the use of flashback help you to understand more about the story and Kovic's character? Explain.

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

Examine how current anti-war protests compare with those that took place in the 1960s and 1970s. What is the major difference? What changed? Are protests today taken more or less seriously than the ones that occurred during Vietnam?

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