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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What are Lewis's plans for the future in Chapter 9?
(a) To run for Congress in two years.
(b) To work as a legal correspondent for the White House.
(c) To spend more time with his family.
(d) To become a published author.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Lewis work in 1975?
(a) The Paralyzed Veterans of America.
(b) The Office of General Counsel of the Veterans Administration.
(c) The Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Defense.
(d) The White House.

10. Why does Lewis visit Camp David in Chapter 7?
(a) To help with President Ford's re-election campaign.
(b) To help plan the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
(c) To help prepare a clemency report for the president.
(d) As part of President Ford's legal staff.

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

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

13. Where do Toddy and Lewis decide to go at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Florida.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Virginia.

14. Why does Dr. Sandzen decide to graft the two digits?
(a) Lewis is right handed.
(b) Both are already useless.
(c) Lewis needs his hands more than his feet.
(d) A working hand would classify Lewis as "active duty."

15. Why does Lewis dislike Paul Trible?
(a) He thinks Trible is a hypocrite.
(b) Trible is Tom Downing's opponent.
(c) Trible lobbies to send troops to Cambodia.
(d) Trible was accused of extortion two years previous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Toddy in Chapter 7?

2. What surprise announcement does Tom Downing give in Chapter 8?

3. Who receives the Medal of Honor from President Nixon in Chapter 6?

4. 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?

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

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