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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is John feeling humiliated?
(a) He was arrested for money laundering.
(b) He lost by a landslide.
(c) He was exposed as a phony.
(d) He was caught in an affair.

2. What imagery does O'Brien use to convey the scene of John's anger and Kathy's reaction to it?
(a) The comparison of John's pain to electric eels.
(b) The sound of water splashing.
(c) The scent of wet wool.
(d) The sound of screaming.

3. What was John's childhood hobby?
(a) Collecting stamps.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Magic.
(d) Model airplanes.

4. What does John omit from his letters to Kathy from Vietnam?
(a) Scenes of carnage.
(b) Reminiscences of their time together.
(c) Descriptions of his affection for her.
(d) Discussion of the future.

5. Where does John promise to take Kathy?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Venice.
(c) Verona.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claude Rasmussen say about Vinny Pearson's suspicions?

2. Which of these is NOT a secret John keeps from everyone?

3. What did John say about the thing he arranged for Kathy?

4. What evidence did the clerk from town contribute to the discussion Arthur Lux and Vinny Pearson had with John?

5. How does John describe his memory of the night of the boiling water?

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