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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. In which town?

2. Who moves with Kovic?

3. In what year does Kovic take a long trip?

4. What did Kovic read to the crowd?

5. Which bone in Kovic's body breaks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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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