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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does John describe the scene he encountered after reading Kathy's letter?
(a) He says that no one was dying quietly.
(b) He says that he and his company carried an enormous burden of suffering.
(c) He says that no one was in control of their pain.
(d) He says that no one had been spared from suffering.

2. What does John say in response to Patricia's anger?
(a) That he thought Kathy would turn up.
(b) That he had been having a hard time with a lot of things.
(c) That he quit drinking years ago.
(d) That he had been looking for Kathy.

3. What does Deborah Lindquist say about Kathy's relationship with John?
(a) That he cheated on her with his career.
(b) That they loved each other deeply.
(c) That she cheated on him.
(d) That he spied on her.

4. What does John remember from the night of the boiling water?
(a) Kathy not being in bed.
(b) Admitting his crime in Vietnam.
(c) Pouring boiling water on himself.
(d) Killing Kathy.

5. Who is Kathy?
(a) John's campaign manager.
(b) John's daughter.
(c) John's wife.
(d) John's friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator suggest in Chapter 18, "Hypothesis"?

2. What does John wonder about after Kathy has gone missing?

3. Who is Deborah Lindquist?

4. What does Arthur Lux say about Kathy?

5. When did John pass the bar?

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