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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 city is host to the big convention?
2. Kovic often saw protesters as being:
3. What item of Kovic's is destroyed?
4. Kovic's friends refer to him as a:
5. Kovic thinks that the Corporal may have been:
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain Kovic's choice of vacation spot. Why that spot? How was it related to his injuries?
2. What is Kovic's opinion on the people that started the Vietnam War?
3. Discuss Kovic's foray into the anti-war movement.
4. Who is the woman Kovic meets at a rally? How does the relationship develop between them?
5. Discuss at least one of the things Kovic thought about on the way to the Republican National Convention.
6. What was the one story that Kovic was unwilling to share with the crowds?
7. What does Kovic eventually deduce about his relationship with Helen?
8. Discuss the speech portion of the parade and how it affected Kovic.
9. What is Kovic's reaction to the number of people in attendance?
10. Describe the readings at the rally and how the crowd reacted to the speakers.
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
Discuss the impact of Kovic's birthday being on the Fourth of July. Do you think it is irony or destiny? How might being born on the Fourth of July affect your views on patriotism and war? Do you think a person born on the Fourth of July during wartime might differ from a person born on the same day during wartime? How would that birthday translate to other countries?
Essay Topic 3
Examine Kovic's reaction to being born on the Fourth of July. First as a child, then as a teenager and young adult, and in the service, before and after he was wounded. How do you think Kovic feels about it now? Do you think that writing the book helped or hindered Kovic's cause? Explain.
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