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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eddie make?
(a) Hand rolled cigarettes.
(b) Art from discarded weaponry.
(c) Beautiful hand blown glassware.
(d) Custom-made artificial legs.

2. Why is Lewis's locker raided in Chapter 2?
(a) Lewis's friends are trying to help him stop smoking.
(b) Lewis has a forbidden stash of chocolate.
(c) Because the thieves want name tags bearing the Puller name.
(d) Because Lewis is a "newbie".

3. In 1952, why does Lewis's father become wary about letting his son mix with the troops on base?
(a) Lewis hears gruesome stories of war.
(b) Lewis has a fascination with weapons.
(c) Lewis learns to like the taste of alcohol.
(d) Lewis develops a habit of cursing.

4. What painful treatment must Lewis endure to prepare his leg for surgery?
(a) Skin stretching.
(b) Steel pin alignments.
(c) Muscle building.
(d) Chemotherapy.

5. How does Lewis view the Vietnam conflict?
(a) As a gruesome, yet necessary tragedy.
(b) As the beginning of the end of the world.
(c) As his worst mistake.
(d) As a useless war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which political figure gives Lewis a sizable contribution towards his campaign fund in Chapter 8?

2. In what state is Lewis running for office?

3. What do Lewis's classmates encourage him to do in Chapter 7?

4. What political scandal occurs in 1972?

5. What is the Riviera?

(see the answer key)

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