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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Toddy and Lewis decide to do at the end of Chapter 9?

2. Where does Lewis work in 1976?

3. Where does Lewis work in 1975?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Lewis begin to lose faith in America's leaders?

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

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

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

7. How does Lewis's work with the Paralyzed Veterans of America affect his motivation?

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

9. What does Lewis decide to do with his life after election night?

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

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