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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John do in the middle of the night?
(a) Pours boiling water on the houseplants.
(b) Pours boiling water on his hands.
(c) Pours boiling water on Kathy's face.
(d) Pours boiling water on his pictures.

2. What had John and Kathy tried to do, that had been a failure?
(a) Questioned the election results.
(b) Made love.
(c) Had a child.
(d) Raised money.

3. When does In the Lake of the Woods begin?
(a) July.
(b) November.
(c) May.
(d) September.

4. What was John's relationship with his father like?
(a) Disdainful.
(b) Disjointed.
(c) Affectionate.
(d) Distrustful.

5. Which of these is NOT a secret John keeps from everyone?
(a) His role in the events at Thuan Yen.
(b) What happened to Weatherby.
(c) That he is at home in Vietnam.
(d) What his father called him as a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John omit from his letters to Kathy from Vietnam?

2. What does the author interject about Kathy's disappearance?

3. How old is Kathy at the beginning of In the Lake of the Woods?

4. What does John do the morning after the night of the boiling plants?

5. What does John think Kathy thinks of him?

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