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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which political figure gives Lewis a sizable contribution towards his campaign fund in Chapter 8?
(a) Vice President Mondale Lewis.
(b) President Jimmy Carter.
(c) President Ronald Regan.
(d) House Majority Leader Jim Wright.

4. What news does Lewis receive from Virginia in Chapter 6?
(a) His father had another stroke.
(b) Her husband died in Laos.
(c) She is expecting another baby.
(d) Chester died of a heart attack.

5. Which political party does Lewis associate himself with?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Libertarian.
(c) Independent.
(d) Republican.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Where does Lewis work in 1976?
(a) The Paralyzed Veterans of America.
(b) The White House.
(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 is Lewis invited to the White House in Chapter 10?

2. Why can't Lewis take the job offered by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee?

3. Why does Dr. Sandzen decide to graft the two digits?

4. Where do Toddy and Lewis vacation in Chapter 10?

5. How does John Zier die?

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