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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. Where does Kenny move to?

2. Where does Kovic meet a woman?

3. What did Kovic read to the crowd?

4. What state was home to the now deceased Corporal referred to by Kovic?

5. What instruments were being played at the event?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the readings at the rally and how the crowd reacted to the speakers.

2. What was the one story that Kovic was unwilling to share with the crowds?

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

4. Where does Kovic often go for entertainment? What did he do there?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast the current presidential administration and its approach to war with the Nixon administration. What was the biggest difference? Is/was one administration more effective? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think about Kovic's opinion on why he might have been injured? Do you believe that there should be punishment for acts of violence? If so, how would the punishment be decided and meted out? Explain. Also investigate Kovic's wish to be injured as penance for the debacle that took place in the Vietnamese village. If given the opportunity to live it over again, do you think Kovic would have made the same choices? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the level of participation in Vietnam by each branch of the military. Which was most involved? Why? What might have changed the face of the war? In your opinion, should the US have been involved in Vietnam? Explain. Who made the better argument for the American presence in Vietnam - the Nixon administration or the protesters and anti-war movement?

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