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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lewis feel ill at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) He has a hangover.
(b) Toddy has left him.
(c) He has an internal infection.
(d) He has the flu.

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

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

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

5. In what state is Lewis running for office?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Washington.
(d) Georgia.

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

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

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

9. 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?
(a) Retire those who are unable to return to duty.
(b) Return them to duty as soon as possible.
(c) Administer life saving treatment only.
(d) Send them stateside.

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

11. Why does Lewis have some difficulty with his co-workers in Chapter 8?
(a) They dislike Lewis for granting clemency to draft dodgers.
(b) They are nervous about his disabilities.
(c) They do not agree with his political views.
(d) Lewis has an abrasive temperament.

12. Who is Lt. Bill Smithers?
(a) The hospital corpsman who encourages and assists Lewis.
(b) Commander Shaughnessey's replacement.
(c) The doctor in charge of Lewis' hand surgery.
(d) Lewis' firstborn son.

13. How does Dr. Willet plan to improve Lewis's grip in his right hand?
(a) By grafting the tip of his pinky to his thumb.
(b) By splitting the tissue between Lewis' thumb and forefinger.
(c) With a synthetic tissue graft.
(d) By grafting cadaver tissue onto Lewis' hand.

14. 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 become a part of the White House legal staff.
(d) To meet Soviet veterans from Afghanistan.

15. What does Lewis do for the first time in November of 1972?
(a) Begin writing his book.
(b) Vote in a presidential election.
(c) Attend a protest rally.
(d) Run for Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how long does Lewis train on his second pair of artificial legs?

2. What happens to Toddy in Chapter 7?

3. How much money is Lewis able to raise to cover his campaign debts?

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

5. What do Lewis's classmates encourage him to do in Chapter 7?

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