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

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

3. What does the narrator say motivated John to join the military?
(a) Desire for distinction.
(b) Desire for escape.
(c) Desire for firepower.
(d) Desire for structure.

4. What does John remember about the night of the boiling plants after Arthur Lux and Vinny Pearson leave?
(a) Taking the boat out.
(b) Carrying Kathy.
(c) Digging a hole.
(d) Walking into the bedroom.

5. What did one of the members of John's company have attached to his helmet?
(a) A ponytail from a Vietnamese victim.
(b) Letters from home.
(c) Pistol rounds.
(d) Condoms.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How tall is Kathy?

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

4. What does the narrator hypothesize in Chapter 14, "Hypothesis"?

5. Where does John promise to take Kathy?

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