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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1 through 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it impossible for John and Kathy to do the things they dream about doing?
(a) John is drinking too much.
(b) They are in debt.
(c) Kathy is ill.
(d) They are fleeing from the authorities.

2. When did John and Kathy meet?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1972.

3. Why is it important that we know Kathy's physical measurements?
(a) Wade is shopping for a dress for her.
(b) She is wanted by the law.
(c) Wade is trying to establish certain facts.
(d) She goes missing from time to time, and has to be found.

4. How did John cope with the event that took place when he was 14?
(a) He befriended the neighborhood housewives.
(b) He studied the Vietnam War in school.
(c) He moved back and forth between his parents.
(d) He pretended his father was still alive.

5. How old is Kathy at the beginning of In the Lake of the Woods?
(a) 38.
(b) 28.
(c) 43.
(d) 33.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is John feeling humiliated?

2. What does Arthur Lux say about Kathy?

3. When does In the Lake of the Woods begin?

4. What has just taken place when In the Lake of the Woods begins?

5. What does John promise Kathy they will take on their travels?

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