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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political scandal occurs in 1972?
(a) The Plame affair.
(b) Watergate.
(c) The Enron collapse
(d) The Chappaquiddick incident.

2. Where does Lewis work in 1975?
(a) The Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Defense.
(b) The White House.
(c) The Office of General Counsel of the Veterans Administration.
(d) The Paralyzed Veterans of America.

3. Who is Maggie?
(a) Virginia's daughter.
(b) Toddy's best friend.
(c) Lewis and Toddy's daughter.
(d) Martha's daughter.

4. Which president does Lewis meet in Chapter 8?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Ronald Regan.
(d) Gerald Ford.

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

6. What bad habit does Lewis pick up in Chapter 10?
(a) Excessive drinking.
(b) Speeding.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Cursing.

7. In Chapter 6, which tragic event reinforces Lewis's lack of faith in the country's leaders?
(a) Mary Jo Kopechne's death.
(b) The invasion of Guam.
(c) The Challenger explosion.
(d) The Three Mile Island accident.

8. In Chapter 9, after Lewis begins to feel better, what does he do?
(a) Telephone Toddy.
(b) Begin writing his book.
(c) Think of life beyond the election.
(d) Decide to plan his next election campaign.

9. What does Lewis do for Tom Downing in Chapter 7?
(a) Work on his re-election campaign.
(b) Testify for him in court.
(c) Organize a protest rally.
(d) Teach him how to walk on artifical legs.

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

11. In Chapter 6, what occurs at Kent State University?
(a) Student protesters are shot by the Ohio National Guard.
(b) Student protesters are beaten by the Ohio National Guard.
(c) Students organize a music festival protesting the war.
(d) Teachers and students strike to protest the war.

12. What happens to Chesty in October of 1971?
(a) He dies.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He is in an automobile accident.
(d) He is shot at a protest rally in Washington D.C.

13. Why does Lewis have difficulty with the local newspaper?
(a) The editor's niece had gone to school with his opponent's wife.
(b) The owner is Paul Trible's nephew.
(c) The editor is a liberal.
(d) The media still views Lewis as a "baby killer" Veitnam veteran.

14. What are Lewis's plans for the future in Chapter 9?
(a) To work as a legal correspondent for the White House.
(b) To spend more time with his family.
(c) To run for Congress in two years.
(d) To become a published author.

15. What technological advance does Lewis's second pair of artificial legs contain?
(a) Adjustable cups and attachment straps.
(b) Hydraulic knees.
(c) Tension rods.
(d) Spring loaded ankles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which political party does Lewis associate himself with?

2. In what state is Lewis running for office?

3. In Chapter 7, why does Lewis delay his entry into law school?

4. What does Lewis decide to do with the letter Dr. Sandzen shows him?

5. In Chapter 10, how does Lewis raise money to cover his campaign debts?

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