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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What direction does John travel in Chapter 28, "How He Went Away"?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) South.

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

3. What trait of John's intensified after his father's death?
(a) Sentimentalism.
(b) Secrecy.
(c) Need for attention.
(d) Fantasy.

4. 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.

5. Why is Patricia angry with John when she arrives?
(a) Because he looks like he's been drinking.
(b) Because she thinks he killed Kathy.
(c) Because she's upset about her sister.
(d) Because he didn't call sooner.

6. How does John spend his time in Chapter 19, "What was Found"?
(a) On the phone.
(b) In the woods.
(c) Searching the islands.
(d) On the lake.

7. What does Eleanor Wade say about why her husband killed himself?
(a) He was clearly unhappy about their finances.
(b) Neither she nor John could ever come up with a reason.
(c) He could never stop drinking.
(d) He never got over a lost childhood love.

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

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

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

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

12. What is Kathy's feeling after John's appearance where she and Tony Carbo were gambling?
(a) Disdain.
(b) Irritation.
(c) Affection.
(d) Respect.

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

14. How long do Patricia and John search for Kathy for?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) A month.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence does the narrator describe for this hypothesis?

2. What does the narrator say Kathy might have done in Chapter 22, "Hypothesis"?

3. What does the narrator speculate Kathy was thinking about in the scenario he lays out?

4. What was happening when John showed up when Kathy and Tony Carbo were gambling?

5. Where did Kathy spend time with Harmon?

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