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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John say in response to Patricia's anger?
(a) That he quit drinking years ago.
(b) That he had been having a hard time with a lot of things.
(c) That he thought Kathy would turn up.
(d) That he had been looking for Kathy.

2. Where would investigators have to look for Kathy's body, according the hypothesis in Chapter 27?
(a) Beneath the cabin.
(b) Canada.
(c) The bottom of the lake.
(d) In a shallow grave on one of the islands.

3. What does Kathy do after returning from Harmon?
(a) Has a long bath.
(b) Makes love with John.
(c) Works out vigorously.
(d) Reads in bed.

4. In the hypothesis in Chapter 27, what does John do?
(a) Sleeps while Kathy packed and left.
(b) Moves funds into an account Kathy could access from anywhere on the globe.
(c) Files for divorce before going to Lake of the Woods.
(d) Pours boiling water on Kathy's face.

5. What happened when John showed up where Kathy and Tony Carbo were gambling?
(a) He told Kathy to stop and save her money.
(b) He saved Kathy from losing more money.
(c) He got angry at Kathy for risking their money.
(d) He ended Kathy's winning streak.

6. What evidence does the narrator describe for this hypothesis?
(a) Kathy always talked about leaving John and going to Vegas.
(b) Kathy was taking antidepressants.
(c) There haven't been any signs of Kathy or the boat.
(d) That Kathy was abducted.

7. What food does Kathy have, in the scenario the narrator describes in Chapter 18, "Hypothesis"?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Lifesavers.
(d) Fish.

8. What does Deborah Lindquist say about Kathy's relationship with John?
(a) That he spied on her.
(b) That he cheated on her with his career.
(c) That they loved each other deeply.
(d) That she cheated on him.

9. What technique does the narrator use in narrating the Hypothesis chapters?
(a) Equivocation.
(b) Ambivalence.
(c) Mendacity.
(d) Duplicity.

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

11. 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.

12. What does the narrator think happened to Kathy?
(a) She passed out for lack of food and water.
(b) She got in an accident.
(c) She was injured from John pouring boiling water on her.
(d) She got lost in the endless lake and islands.

13. Where does the narrator say Kathy might have headed toward?
(a) Buckete Island.
(b) Three Rivers.
(c) Kenora.
(d) Rainy River.

14. What does John point out to Patricia about Kathy?
(a) That she hated politics.
(b) That she had an affair.
(c) That she loved him deeply.
(d) That she hadn't left any sign.

15. Why does Tony Carbo say he didn't leave John earlier than the election night?
(a) He wanted to watch the whole thing play out.
(b) He needed the money.
(c) He is in love with Kathy.
(d) He needed to finish the job.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Arthur Lux say John might counter some of the rumors about his role in Kathy's disappearance?

2. What does Tony Carbo say in response to John's question?

3. What did John tell Kathy about why he re-enlisted?

4. What does the narrator say happened to Kathy in Chapter 24, "Hypothesis"?

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

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