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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. When he wants to kill himself by not breathing what does he find out?

2. What does Joe want the nurses to do so he doesn't feel like he's drowning?

3. Why won't the doctors kill Joe now?

4. What does Joe finally realize towards the end of Chapter 3?

5. How does Joe finally get fired?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe feel about the nurse bathing him?

2. What does Joe want to stop and why?

3. When is Joe's birthday; how did they celebrate; and what present did Glen give him one year? What came a few months after that present?

4. What does Joe think guys should do when called up for the military?

5. As Joe's pain fades some what does he think about and how does he feel about being deaf?

6. Describe how Joe is feeling while working in the desert.

7. How far does Joe walk to get to the bakery and how much money does he make?

8. What idea does Pinky Carson come up with for Jose and how does that work out?

9. Why does Joe wish someone would pick up the phone and what happens when they do?

10. What does Joe think when he thinks of his family and what does he see as the reality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joe thinks about how the doctor's have saved his life, but he rather than feeling appreciative, he is resentful and feels more like a science experiment. Discuss one of the following:

1. Elaborate on and analyze Joe's attitudes towards the doctors both at the field hospital and in his long term care facility.

2. Discuss the pros and cons of saving life at any cost, whether on the battlefield or otherwise.

3. One might think that doctors work harder to save young people because they are young and have not had a full lifespan, yet, in our culture, doctors often go to heroic efforts to save quite elderly persons, spending much resources for little return. Are their efforts "heroic"? Discuss fully.

Essay Topic 2

When a new nurse if finally able to understand that Joe is tapping out words using Morse Code, hope and joy infuse Joe. Discuss the following:

1. How does Joe finally manage to communicate with the new nurse?

2. What are Joe's reactions to communicating? Give examples.

3. Why do you think Joe offers to be a "circus" exhibit? Do you think he would eventually regret such an offer? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Joe muses on his being a prisoner and as he does so, he empathizes with prisoners throughout the ages. Discuss one of the following:

1. Discuss fully how involuntary confinement affects the human spirit. Use examples from the text and personal experience.

2. Compare and contrast the experience of a prisoner who is one due to his choice to commit a crime versus a prisoner who has done no wrong but is one due to oppression by those stronger than s/he.

3. Are there more humane and rehabilitative methods to confine dangerous or criminal people than the United State's current methods?

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