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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lewis view the Vietnam conflict?

2. Why does a group of Vietnam veterans gather in Washington D.C. in April of 1971?

3. What are Lewis's plans for the future in Chapter 9?

4. How does the general public react to the return of the Vietnam Veterans in 1970?

5. In Chapter 6, what occurs at Kent State University?

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 President Ford provide Lewis with a purpose?

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

4. How does Lewis prepare to re-enter civilian life?

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

6. How does Lewis handle his campaign debt?

7. Describe the operation Dr. Willet attempts on Lewis's right hand.

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

9. Why are Lewis's friends surprised by his choice of actions after the election?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What drives Lewis? From where does he get his dogged determination to succeed? Describe how Lewis copes with failure when his plans and goals are interrupted.

Essay Topic 2

What impact does the letter from the Navy Surgeon General have on Lewis? What are the implications of the letter and how do those implications make him feel? What impact does the letter have on Lewis's healing and motivation for the future? What does Lewis decide to do with the information he has received in the letter and why?

Essay Topic 3

How does the end of the Vietnam War affect Lewis and other characters in the book? What are the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual effects of the war on Lewis? What effect does the war have on his relationships with other people?

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