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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does a group of Vietnam veterans gather in Washington D.C. in April of 1971?
(a) To plan the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
(b) To attend Woodstock.
(c) To symbolically dispose of their hard-won combat medals.
(d) To protest the war by burning American flags.

2. What does Paul Barents teach Lewis?
(a) The value of survival.
(b) How to transfer his own body out of a wheelchair.
(c) To deal with one day at a time.
(d) How to operate a remote control wheelchair.

3. What effect would the Navy Surgeon General's new policy have on the injured veterans?
(a) Certain reconstructive surgeries could no longer be performed.
(b) They would lose their rank and pay.
(c) They would remain disfigured.
(d) They would be physically unable to defend themselves.

4. Who receives the Medal of Honor from President Nixon in Chapter 6?
(a) Phil Leslie.
(b) John Zier.
(c) Bob Kerrey.
(d) Ken Shelleman.

5. What does Lewis see his father do for the first time the day he leaves home for war?
(a) Walk away.
(b) Embrace Toddy.
(c) Salute him.
(d) Cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Lewis's classmates encourage him to do in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 9, after Lewis begins to feel better, what does he do?

3. What painful treatment must Lewis endure to prepare his leg for surgery?

4. What college does Lewis attend?

5. What political scandal occurs in 1972?

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