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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. What does John notice the morning after the night of the boiling plants?
(a) The smell of ammonia.
(b) Blood stains on the counter.
(c) Animal sounds.
(d) The open door.

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

3. What has just taken place when In the Lake of the Woods begins?
(a) A birth.
(b) A murder.
(c) Primary elections.
(d) A massacre.

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

5. When is Chapter 8, "How the Night Passed", set?
(a) The night when John lost the election.
(b) The night when John returned from the military.
(c) The night before Kathy's disappearance.
(d) The night when John and his company massacred the Vietnamese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John do in the middle of the night?

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

3. Why is it important that we know Kathy's physical measurements?

4. Who is Tony Carbo?

5. When did John and Kathy meet?

(see the answer key)

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