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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was it about going out with Harmon that excited Kathy, according to the narrator's hypothesis in Chapter 24?
(a) Harmon's ease with money.
(b) The danger of cheating on John.
(c) Harmon's good looks.
(d) Harmon's sense of humor.

2. What did Vernado Simpson claim responsibility for?
(a) 25 civilian deaths.
(b) Orchestrating the massacre.
(c) Urging the men to massacre the villagers.
(d) 2 civilian deaths.

3. Where was Kathy when John made his concession speech on election night?
(a) By his side.
(b) At her sister's house.
(c) At a fundraiser.
(d) At home.

4. Why does Claude Rasmussen say he will go with John?
(a) So he doesn't fight with Patricia.
(b) So he doesn't hurt himself.
(c) So he doesn't get lost.
(d) So her doesn't hurt the boat.

5. Where do John and Kathy go immediately after the concession speech?
(a) Patricia's house.
(b) Home.
(c) Lake of the Woods.
(d) Their hotel room.

6. How does Claude Rasmussen refer to Canada in his note to John?
(a) A good place to start over.
(b) A good place to get lost.
(c) A good place to find yourself.
(d) A good place to find things.

7. How did John spend his time in eighth grade?
(a) Reading.
(b) Practicing magic.
(c) Practicing basketball.
(d) Hunting.

8. What does Patricia say about the point John brings up about Kathy in Chapter 19, "What was Found"?
(a) That the affair was an attempt to get him to wake up.
(b) That she loved politics.
(c) That Kathy was crafty, and probably left a sign somewhere.
(d) That she never believed her sister really loved John.

9. What did Kathy tell Harmon on the fourth day together?
(a) She was pregnant.
(b) She couldn't live with certain of Harmon's quirks.
(c) The relationship was a mistake.
(d) She hated herself for being dishonest.

10. What does John tell Claude Rasmussen after talking with Patricia?
(a) That he didn't kill Kathy.
(b) That he would like to use the boat for the next day.
(c) That he is going to call off the search.
(d) That Patricia will be in charge now.

11. What fantasy had Tony Carbo been harboring?
(a) That someone would kill John leaving Kathy for him.
(b) That John would take him all the way to the White House.
(c) That he would lose weight and Kathy would run away with him.
(d) That John would die in office and Tony would take over.

12. Where do the police look for Kathy?
(a) Where she went to college.
(b) In her hometown.
(c) In nearby islands.
(d) Around the cabin.

13. Where did Kathy spend time with Harmon?
(a) New York city.
(b) Three Rivers, Minnesota.
(c) Berkeley, California.
(d) Loon Point, Maine.

14. What did PFC Thinbill tell John?
(a) That the enemy had infiltrated the civilians.
(b) That the town was going to be a bloodbath.
(c) That there would be no civilians. That the town was friendly.
(d) That they were going to get revenge at Thuan Yen.

15. What is Arthur Lux's final opinion about John and Kathy?
(a) He knows John is a good guy.
(b) He feels like he should have listened to Vinny Pearson.
(c) He got busy with other things, and the mystery stopped being meaningful to him.
(d) He continues to examine different possibilities.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the killing at Thuan Yen?

2. What does the narrator say was found, in Chapter 19, "What was Found"?

3. What trait of John's intensified after his father's death?

4. How does Kathy tell Tony Carbo she felt after her affair with Harmon?

5. What does Calley say about the massacre?

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