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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how does Lewis dress to fit in on campus?
(a) A suit and tie.
(b) Long hair and granny glasses.
(c) Blue jeans and a mock turtleneck.
(d) Corduroy pants and a sweater vest.

2. What effect would the Navy Surgeon General's new policy have on the injured veterans?
(a) They would lose their rank and pay.
(b) Certain reconstructive surgeries could no longer be performed.
(c) They would remain disfigured.
(d) They would be physically unable to defend themselves.

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

4. What surprise announcement does Tom Downing give in Chapter 8?
(a) He is enlisting in the Marines.
(b) He has cancer.
(c) He will run for President of the United States.
(d) He will not seek re-election.

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

6. How does Lewis use his knowledge of military strategy in civilian life?
(a) To create a stategy for outwitting the local newspaper media.
(b) To lobby for handicapped access in public buildings.
(c) To plan routes around public buildings.
(d) To create a strategy for his election campaign.

7. What does Lewis decide to do with the letter Dr. Sandzen shows him?
(a) Confront the navy surgeon general.
(b) Send a copy to the President of the United States.
(c) Tear it up.
(d) Send a copy to the Marine Corps Headquarters.

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

9. Where had Lewis worked as an intern in Law school?
(a) The Paralyzed Veterans of America.
(b) The Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Defense.
(c) The Office of General Counsel of the Veterans Administration.
(d) The White House.

10. What digit does Dr. Sandzen hope to graft into the end of Lewis' right thumb?
(a) The tip of his index finger.
(b) His pinky finger.
(c) His pinky toe.
(d) His big toe.

11. Why does Lewis have difficulty with the local newspaper?
(a) The editor is a liberal.
(b) The media still views Lewis as a "baby killer" Veitnam veteran.
(c) The owner is Paul Trible's nephew.
(d) The editor's niece had gone to school with his opponent's wife.

12. What happens to Chesty in October of 1971?
(a) He has a heart attack.
(b) He is shot at a protest rally in Washington D.C.
(c) He is in an automobile accident.
(d) He dies.

13. Who is Jan Scruggs?
(a) Lewis's nurse in the psychiatric ward.
(b) Lewis' campaign manager.
(c) Toddy's best friend.
(d) The founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis decide to do in January of 1978?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Lewis do for three days?

3. Why do people call Lewis in Chapter 9?

4. What device does Lewis lobby for using the local newspaper and the local American Legion post?

5. What bothers Lewis about being in public after the election?

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