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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Toddy have Lewis admitted to the psychiatric ward of a nearby hospital?

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

4. Where do Toddy and Lewis decide to go at the end of Chapter 9?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Toddy help Lewis cope with the loss of the election?

2. How does President Ford provide Lewis with a purpose?

3. What problems does Lewis encounter with local newspapers during his election campaign?

4. How does Lewis's election campaign affect his relationship with his family?

5. How does Lewis's drinking affect his work and family life?

6. How does Lewis's work with Charles S. Robb affect his motivation?

7. How does Chesty's second stroke affect his life?

8. How does Lewis cope with the loss of the election?

9. Why does Lewis have problems with his co-workers at the Office of General Counsel of the Veterans Administration?

10. How does the symbolic disposal of medals by some veterans in 1971 affect Lewis?

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