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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Toddy and Lewis decide to do at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Go on a second honeymoon.
(b) Move.
(c) Take a family vacation.
(d) Attend counseling sessions.

2. What affect does Lewis's war record have on his campaign?
(a) He is ignored by most senior members of Congress.
(b) He finds people respect his opinion.
(c) It is both an asset and a liability.
(d) He finds great support among middle class Americans.

3. What does Lewis do for the first time in November of 1972?
(a) Run for Congress.
(b) Vote in a presidential election.
(c) Attend a protest rally.
(d) Begin writing his book.

4. What technological advance does Lewis's second pair of artificial legs contain?
(a) Tension rods.
(b) Hydraulic knees.
(c) Spring loaded ankles.
(d) Adjustable cups and attachment straps.

5. Why can't Lewis take the job offered by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee?
(a) It would interfere with his new campaign.
(b) He promised Toddy he would not move again.
(c) Paul Trible vetoes Lewis' appointment to the committee.
(d) Lewis cannot physically handle the demands of the job.

6. In the letter Dr. Sandzen shows Lewis, what does the Navy Surgeon General advise his subordinate commands to do to all active-duty injured veterans?
(a) Send them stateside.
(b) Retire those who are unable to return to duty.
(c) Return them to duty as soon as possible.
(d) Administer life saving treatment only.

7. Why do people call Lewis in Chapter 9?
(a) To offer him anecdotes for his book.
(b) To offer their consolations on his loss.
(c) To offer their financial support for his new campaign.
(d) To ask his advice on legal matters.

8. After leaving the hospital for the last time, what does Lewis decide to do as a civilian?
(a) Run in the Special Olympics.
(b) Let his hair grow long.
(c) Go to law school.
(d) Lobby to end the war.

9. How does John Zier die?
(a) He is shot at a protest rally in Washington D.C.
(b) From a heart attack.
(c) He commits suicide.
(d) From cancer.

10. What effect does working with veterans have on Lewis in Chapter 8?
(a) He becomes depressed.
(b) He realizes that he is not alone in his fight to survive.
(c) He decides that veterans need a veteran representative in government.
(d) He is energized because he feels needed.

11. In what state is Lewis running for office?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Washington.
(c) Georgia.
(d) North Carolina.

12. What do Lewis's classmates encourage him to do in Chapter 7?
(a) Return to Vietnam to face his fears.
(b) Run for class office.
(c) Write a book of his experiences.
(d) Avenge John's death.

13. What group does Lewis join in Chapter 10?
(a) Alcoholics Anonymous.
(b) American Conservative Union.
(c) Citizens United.
(d) American Civil Liberties Union.

14. In Chapter 6, which tragic event reinforces Lewis's lack of faith in the country's leaders?
(a) The invasion of Guam.
(b) The Challenger explosion.
(c) The Three Mile Island accident.
(d) Mary Jo Kopechne's death.

15. What issue divides Lewis and his father's protégé, General Walt?
(a) The occupation of Laos.
(b) Partisan politics.
(c) Cambodia.
(d) Clemency.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Lewis worked as an intern in Law school?

2. In Chapter 7, how long does Lewis train on his second pair of artificial legs?

3. Why does Lewis visit Camp David in Chapter 7?

4. Why is Lt. Calley on trial in Chapter 7?

5. Which president does Lewis meet in Chapter 8?

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