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| 1. | At Massapequa, New York, Ron and his friends go to a Fourth of July Parade. What does Donna give Ron for his birthday? | ||
| A toy rifle | |||
| A pair of sneakers | |||
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A Yankees cap | ||
| A Mickey Mantle baseball card | |||
| 2. | Ron’s mother Patricia had a dream one night. What was that dream? | ||
| Ron would be on the Fourth of July Parade | |||
| Ron would become a war veteran | |||
| Ron would be on the Yankees team | |||
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Ron would make a speech on TV | ||
| 3. | Before he joins the Marines, she asks Donna if she has a date to the prom. Despite this, Ron has asked someone from out-of-town. Where is his date from? | ||
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Ronkomkoma | ||
| Bethpage | |||
| Centereach | |||
| Matinecock | |||
| 4. | As Ron finally goes to prom with Donna, the music from which romance film plays? | ||
| Love is a Many-Splendor Thing | |||
| From Here to Eternity | |||
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s | ||
| An Affair to Remember | |||
| 5. | Let’s take a moment to mourn the death of Private Wilson, from the First Battalion Ninth Motor 1. Where was he from? | ||
| Kentucky | |||
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Georgia | ||
| Wyoming | |||
| Indiana | |||
| 6. | Which other Baldwin brother appears as a soldier in the film? | ||
| Alec | |||
| Daniel | |||
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William | ||
| Neither one | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Stephen Baldwin plays one of Ron's high school friends. |
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| 7. | On top of being shot in the foot, where else was Ron shot? | ||
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Chest | ||
| Arm | |||
| Back | |||
| Legs | |||
| 8. | At the Bronx Veterans Hospital, there is an incident at Room 13 that no one seems concerned about. What happened? | ||
| A patient fell off his wheelchair | |||
| A patient defecated on the bed | |||
| A patient has abused morphine and collapsed on the floor | |||
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A patient’s catheter is full and the urine has plugged up his kidneys | ||
| 9. | What event occurs on TV as Leon has a post-traumatic fit? | ||
| The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. | |||
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The 1968 Chicago Riot | ||
| The assassination of Robert Kennedy | |||
| Nixon/Humphrey Presidential election | |||
| 10. | Which song plays twice in the hospital scenes? | ||
| Brown-Eyed Girl | |||
| Soldier Boy | |||
| My Girl | |||
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American Pie | ||
| 11. | Ron arrives back to Massapequa to visit his family. To make a living, he goes to a burger place with owner Steve, who wants to employ him there. What is unusual about his burgers? | ||
| They melt three cheeses together | |||
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The patties are shaped like donuts | ||
| They use bagels instead of buns | |||
| The patties are shaped like B's | |||
| 12. | Why does Ron reject Steve’s offer? | ||
| He wants to work in a higher paid job | |||
| Boyer’s doesn’t hire handicapped people | |||
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The government pays him | ||
| He’s too aggressive for a casual job | |||
| 13. | At last, Ron makes his veteran speech, but he gets post-traumatic stress and is unable to complete it. Which is the trigger to his mental episode? | ||
| A kid using a flag as an M14 | |||
| The sound of popping firecrackers | |||
| The mayor mentioning the name “Wilson” | |||
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A crying baby | ||
| 14. | Ron meets an old friend from childhood named Timmy, who also got enlisted. When did Timmy get hit? | ||
| February 3rd | |||
| June 9th | |||
| August 29th | |||
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September 18th | ||
| 15. | Ron gets into a fight with a bar patron who previously served in the Marine Corps in World War II. Where was he stationed? | ||
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Iwo Jima | ||
| Tinian | |||
| Okinawa | |||
| Tarawa | |||
| 16. | Because of Ron’s drunken fit in the house, he moves to Mexico where he meets Charlie. What city is Charlie from? | ||
| Brooklyn | |||
| Kansas City | |||
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Chicago | ||
| Seattle | |||
| 17. | While in Mexico, who does he write a letter to? | ||
| Donna | |||
| Patricia | |||
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Wilson’s parents | ||
| Timmy | |||
| 18. | Why were Ron and Charlie tossed out of the bar? | ||
| Ron caused a bar fight with Charlie | |||
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Charlie had a fight with a prostitute who insulted him | ||
| Charlie insulted the bartender | |||
| The waitress gave Charlie and Ron the wrong order | |||
| 19. | Ron visits Wilson’s grave and family home to confess his murder. The Wilson family has a history of patriarchal war veterans. Which battle did Mr. Wilson partake in? | ||
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Guadalcanal Campaign | ||
| Attack on Pearl Harbor | |||
| Battle of Coral Sea | |||
| Invasion of Normandy | |||
| 20. | The real Ron Kovic appears in the film in a cameo. Who does he play? | ||
| YIPPIE protester at the 1972 Democratic convention | |||
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One of the veterans at the 1956 4th of July Parade | ||
| Bar patron in The Village of the Sun | |||
| One of the patients at the Bronx Veteran Hospital | |||
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