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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. Eddie Dugan had what part of his body replaced with plastic?

2. Kovic often saw protesters as being:

3. Kovic was often pushed aside by which group?

4. Kovic suddenly does not remember why he wanted to do what?

5. Which Vice President speaks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kovic react to getting his own apartment? Where was it located?

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

3. Discuss the speech portion of the parade and how it affected Kovic.

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

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

6. What happens to Kovic when Spiro Agnew takes the stage at the rally?

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

8. What is Kovic's reaction to the number of people in attendance?

9. Explain Kovic's interaction with police when he is arrested at Nixon's campaign headquarters.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is The Medal for Conspicuous Service to the State of New York? Why was it awarded to Kovic? Who awarded the medal? Is there any special significance to the award? If so, what? Explain how Kovic felt about the medal and what he did with it after it was awarded. Would it be a symbol of pride or a reminder of the death and destruction?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Kovic's reaction to being born on the Fourth of July. First as a child, then as a teenager and young adult, and in the service, before and after he was wounded. How do you think Kovic feels about it now? Do you think that writing the book helped or hindered Kovic's cause? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Kovic must have felt arriving back in the United States after being in Vietnam. How would you have felt in the same situation? Which would feel stranger to you - arriving in the states or going home to your house? Explain. Also, write about how friends and family might treat you differently after you returned home from war. What kind of treatment would one expect? Would it be different depending on amount or extent of wounds? Would it be different if the wounds were physical or mental?

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