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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. From which work did the celebrity read?
(a) "Walden."
(b) "Johnny Get Your Gun."
(c) "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
(d) "The Good Earth."

2. Who helped to push Kovic's wheelchair?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Fellow soldiers.
(c) Father.
(d) American Legionaires.

3. Where did Kovic's plane land?
(a) Guadalajara.
(b) London.
(c) Rio.
(d) Chicago.

4. Kovic thinks that the Corporal may have been:
(a) Gay.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Undercover.
(d) Prejudiced.

5. What did Kovic receive after his speech?
(a) Hate mail.
(b) Honorary discharge.
(c) Death threats.
(d) Commendation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who moves with Kovic?

2. Who picks up Kovic at the airport?

3. What did Kovic read to the crowd?

4. Kovic wants to reclaim which of the following?

5. Kovic refers to Nixon as being a:

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kovic's choice to move to California. Who went with him?

2. How do the people react to the arrival of Nixon? How is the crowd's reaction different from Kovic's reaction?

3. Discuss at least one of the things Kovic thought about on the way to the Republican National Convention.

4. Who is the woman Kovic meets at a rally? How does the relationship develop between them?

5. What is Kovic's opinion on the people that started the Vietnam War?

6. Discuss how Kovic prepares for the Memorial Day Parade.

7. Where does Kovic often go for entertainment? What did he do there?

8. What does Kovic eventually deduce about his relationship with Helen?

9. What was the one story that Kovic was unwilling to share with the crowds?

10. Discuss Kovic's arrival in Miami, on the way to the convention. How did the crowd react to Kovic's arrival?

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