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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what occurs at Kent State University?
(a) Teachers and students strike to protest the war.
(b) Student protesters are beaten by the Ohio National Guard.
(c) Student protesters are shot by the Ohio National Guard.
(d) Students organize a music festival protesting the war.

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

3. In Chapter 6, how far can Lewis walk on his new artificial legs?
(a) Sixty feet.
(b) Sixty yards.
(c) One mile.
(d) Ten feet.

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

5. How much debt is Lewis responsible for after the election?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $125,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $25,000.

6. 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.

7. What does Lewis decide to do in January of 1978?
(a) Run for Charles S. Robb's seat in Congress.
(b) Run for Paul Trible's seat in Congress.
(c) Become a part of Tom Downing's cabinet.
(d) Run for lieutenant governor of Virginia.

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

9. Where does Lewis eventually find employment in Chapter 10?
(a) The Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Defense.
(b) A local law firm.
(c) The Paralyzed Veterans of America.
(d) The Office of General Counsel of the Veterans Administration.

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

11. Why does Lewis take a six week leave of absence from work in Chapter 8?
(a) To work on Tom Downing's Presidiantial campaign.
(b) To work on Charles S. Robb's campaign.
(c) To undergo another surgery to strengthen his legs.
(d) To undergo another surgery to strengthen his hands.

12. What historic event occurs in Chapter 6?
(a) The Voyager space probe is launched.
(b) Martin Luther King is assassinated.
(c) Neil Armstrong walks on the moon.
(d) The Challenger space shuttle explodes.

13. Who is Dennis Lieberson?
(a) Lewis's campaign manager.
(b) The Speaker of the House in 1976.
(c) The Chief Lawyer to the White House in 1976.
(d) Paul Trible's running mate.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Lewis's friends disturbed by his behavior in Chapter 9?

2. Why does Lewis dislike Paul Trible?

3. What affect does Lewis's war record have on his campaign?

4. What issue divides Lewis and his father's protégé, General Walt?

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

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