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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did John and Kathy know that the election was lost?
(a) Weeks before election night.
(b) Election night.
(c) Six weeks after the election, when the last appeal was turned down.
(d) Three days after the election.

2. What was John like in the beginning of his relationship with Kathy?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Aloof.
(c) Obsessive.
(d) Hot and cold.

3. What happened to John when he was 14?
(a) His father died.
(b) His mother took him out of school.
(c) His parents divorced.
(d) His father was sent to Vietnam.

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

5. How do John and Kathy deal with the fact that their dreams are impossible for the moment?
(a) They are brutal with each other, trading accusations and insults.
(b) They lament it again and again.
(c) They don't talk about it.
(d) They are careful about bringing up the topic gently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kathy suspect John of when he joins the military?

2. What had John and Kathy tried to do, that had been a failure?

3. What was John's relationship with his father like?

4. What was John's childhood hobby?

5. What happened to soldier Weatherby?

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