2. What does Emmett call the route between Burger Boy and McDonald's?
(a) The greasy mile.
(b) The mating range.
(c) The stooge corridor.
(d) Hamburger Hill.

3. How much does Emmett complain that his skin doctor appointment costs?
(a) As much as a car.
(b) An arm and a leg.
(c) Sixty-three bucks.
(d) Eighty dollars.

4. What has Mawmaw been carrying in the car withe her on the trip?
(a) A folded American flag.
(b) A pot of geraniums.
(c) A purple heart.
(d) A can of bean rations.

5. What present does Martha get for her son's wedding that perplexes Sam?
(a) A spice rack.
(b) An apron and tea towel set.
(c) A candle holder.
(d) A gun rack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sam say that vets often get in their head?

2. What does the injured soldier do on M*A*S*H do that Emmett points out to Anita?

3. Anita gives Sam a list of what for Emmett?

4. What had Sam been told had probably killed her father?

5. How does Sam think Emmett has been progressing over the years?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the media treat the elections as Sam and Emmett watch the coverage on TV?

2. What does Sam feel when she hears the new Beatles song on the radio?

3. How does Sam see the waitress at Howard Johnson's where she, Mawmaw, and Emmett eat on their trip?

4. Why does Sam think America could have won the Vietnam War if the enemy understood English?

5. How does Sam think society has changed towards women becomeing pregnant out of wedlock?

6. Why didn't Sam move to Lexington with her mother and her new husband?

7. Why does Hopewell have Flag Days?

8. What is the reason Sam thinks Jim's wife let him?

9. What is the excuse Sam thinks to herself that might keep her from going to Lonnie's brother's wedding?

10. How does Sam feel about Bruce Springsteen?

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