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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 does Kovic often touch in the morning?

2. From which work did the celebrity read?

3. What causes pain in Kovic's eyes?

4. Where was the protest held?

5. What was the woman's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kovic speak about on camera during his live interview with the reporter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interview someone who served in Vietnam and write a 1000 word essay on the experience and how it affected the soldier's life. Be sure to include any traumatic events, real or imagined as well as post traumatic stress, involvement with the VA, and life before and after the war.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Kovic and his parents, before during and after his military service. Did either side overreact or was each person as tolerant and understanding as possible? How did the parent/child relationship change as Kovic began to return to society as a regular citizen? What do you think their relationship might be like today?

How might you feel in a similar situation? Explain.

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