A man named Gary Marquardt missed going to Vietnam because of a bleeding ulcer, so he tries to ________ for his missed service by playing the bugle at veterans' graves.
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2.
Ever since Marquardt avoided going to war, he has been ____________________ with guilt.
Question 3
3.
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4.
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5.
Question 6
6.
His lack of military service drew strong _________________ from his friends who did go to war.
rage
denunciation
atonement
cholera
Gary chooses to play the song Taps because it provides a _____________ backdrop for the military funeral.
dour and stolid
perfunctory and superficial
doleful and plaintive
choleric and raging
Nearly every day Gary Marquardt plays at the graves of veterans — always leaving behind a penny on their stones as his symbol of his ____________ service compared to theirs.
doleful
perfunctory
lowly
plaintive
When Gary first started playing the bugle, he was not very good and made many __________.