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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Toddy and Lewis vacation in Chapter 10?
(a) France and Italy.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) London and Paris.
(d) Holland and London.

2. Where does Lewis work in 1976?
(a) The Office of General Counsel of the Veterans Administration.
(b) The White House.
(c) The Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Defense.
(d) The Paralyzed Veterans of America.

3. Why does a group of Vietnam veterans gather in Washington D.C. in April of 1971?
(a) To protest the war by burning American flags.
(b) To symbolically dispose of their hard-won combat medals.
(c) To attend Woodstock.
(d) To plan the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

4. Why does Toddy have Lewis admitted to the psychiatric ward of a nearby hospital?
(a) Lewis begins to rant and rave in public.
(b) He threatens to kill himself.
(c) Lewis attempts suicide.
(d) Lewis nearly drinks himself to death.

5. In Chapter 7, why does Lewis delay his entry into law school?
(a) To spend more time with his family.
(b) To adjust to life outside the hospital.
(c) The GI bill administration is late with his tuition payment.
(d) He needs more time to practice walking.

6. What device does Lewis lobby for using the local newspaper and the local American Legion post?
(a) A computer.
(b) A remote controlled wheelchair.
(c) Hand controls for his car.
(d) A cellular phone.

7. Why is Lewis sad in Chapter 9?
(a) His last leg surgery was a failure.
(b) He lost the election.
(c) His last hand surgery was a failure.
(d) His father died.

8. Which president does Lewis meet in Chapter 8?
(a) Ronald Regan.
(b) Gerald Ford.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Richard Nixon.

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

10. What opportunity does President Ford provide for Lewis?
(a) Senator Charles E. Goodell's clemency board.
(b) A position on his re-election staff.
(c) A chance to work inside the White House.
(d) A pardon for his protest activities.

11. What bothers Lewis about being in public after the election?
(a) He feels he can no longer make a difference.
(b) He feels ignored.
(c) He dislikes the constant attention from strangers.
(d) He no longer likes the attention he gets from strangers.

12. In Chapter 9, after Lewis begins to feel better, what does he do?
(a) Think of life beyond the election.
(b) Telephone Toddy.
(c) Decide to plan his next election campaign.
(d) Begin writing his book.

13. 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.

14. Why is Lt. Calley on trial in Chapter 7?
(a) For committing atrocities against civilians in Vietnam.
(b) For going A.W.O.L. in Laos.
(c) For the murder of a Vietcong general.
(d) For shooting his commanding officer.

15. Why is Lewis invited to the White House in Chapter 10?
(a) To attend a ceremony for disabled vets.
(b) To meet Soviet veterans from Afghanistan.
(c) In honor of America's first Vietnam Veterans Week.
(d) To become a part of the White House legal staff.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how does Lewis dress to fit in on campus?

2. In Chapter 6, what occurs at Kent State University?

3. How much debt is Lewis responsible for after the election?

4. How does the general public react to the return of the Vietnam Veterans in 1970?

5. After leaving the hospital for the last time, what does Lewis decide to do as a civilian?

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