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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lewis use his knowledge of military strategy in civilian life?
(a) To create a strategy for his election campaign.
(b) To create a stategy for outwitting the local newspaper media.
(c) To plan routes around public buildings.
(d) To lobby for handicapped access in public buildings.

2. Why does Lewis dislike Paul Trible?
(a) Trible lobbies to send troops to Cambodia.
(b) Trible is Tom Downing's opponent.
(c) He thinks Trible is a hypocrite.
(d) Trible was accused of extortion two years previous.

3. Why does Lewis take a six week leave of absence from work in Chapter 8?
(a) To undergo another surgery to strengthen his hands.
(b) To work on Charles S. Robb's campaign.
(c) To undergo another surgery to strengthen his legs.
(d) To work on Tom Downing's Presidiantial campaign.

4. What device does Lewis lobby for using the local newspaper and the local American Legion post?
(a) A computer.
(b) A cellular phone.
(c) A remote controlled wheelchair.
(d) Hand controls for his car.

5. What historic event occurs in Chapter 6?
(a) Martin Luther King is assassinated.
(b) Neil Armstrong walks on the moon.
(c) The Challenger space shuttle explodes.
(d) The Voyager space probe is launched.

6. What surprise announcement does Tom Downing give in Chapter 8?
(a) He will not seek re-election.
(b) He will run for President of the United States.
(c) He is enlisting in the Marines.
(d) He has cancer.

7. In Chapter 7, why does Lewis delay his entry into law school?
(a) To adjust to life outside the hospital.
(b) To spend more time with his family.
(c) He needs more time to practice walking.
(d) The GI bill administration is late with his tuition payment.

8. In what state is Lewis running for office?
(a) Washington.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Virginia.

9. What does Lewis do for the first time in November of 1972?
(a) Run for Congress.
(b) Begin writing his book.
(c) Vote in a presidential election.
(d) Attend a protest rally.

10. Where does Lewis eventually find employment in Chapter 10?
(a) A local law firm.
(b) The Office of General Counsel of the Veterans Administration.
(c) The Paralyzed Veterans of America.
(d) The Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Defense.

11. What news does Lewis receive from Virginia in Chapter 6?
(a) She is expecting another baby.
(b) Her husband died in Laos.
(c) Chester died of a heart attack.
(d) His father had another stroke.

12. Why does Toddy have Lewis admitted to the psychiatric ward of a nearby hospital?
(a) Lewis begins to rant and rave in public.
(b) Lewis attempts suicide.
(c) He threatens to kill himself.
(d) Lewis nearly drinks himself to death.

13. Why does Dr. Sandzen decide to graft the two digits?
(a) Lewis needs his hands more than his feet.
(b) A working hand would classify Lewis as "active duty."
(c) Both are already useless.
(d) Lewis is right handed.

14. Why can't Lewis take the job offered by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee?
(a) He promised Toddy he would not move again.
(b) It would interfere with his new campaign.
(c) Lewis cannot physically handle the demands of the job.
(d) Paul Trible vetoes Lewis' appointment to the committee.

15. Why is Lewis sad in Chapter 9?
(a) He lost the election.
(b) His father died.
(c) His last leg surgery was a failure.
(d) His last hand surgery was a failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect would the Navy Surgeon General's new policy have on the injured veterans?

2. In Chapter 9, how does Teddy motivate Lewis?

3. What bad habit does Lewis pick up in Chapter 10?

4. How does Dr. Willet plan to improve Lewis's grip in his right hand?

5. Why do people call Lewis in Chapter 9?

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