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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 through 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul Meadlo admit to when he is questioned?
(a) Shooting women and children.
(b) Taking trophies from dead bodies.
(c) Stealing from Vietnamese.
(d) Raping prisoners.

2. How did John react when he and his company were caught in a firefight?
(a) He killed everyone he saw.
(b) He shot at everything that moved.
(c) He was brave and composed under fire.
(d) He cowered in a ditch.

3. How does John describe his memory of the night of the boiling water?
(a) Spotty.
(b) Disjointed.
(c) Crystal clear.
(d) Insane.

4. What does John say about secrets?
(a) That he doesn't keep them.
(b) That he doesn't share certain secrets.
(c) That he keeps them from himself.
(d) That he tells Kathy everything.

5. What was John's nickname in Vietnam?
(a) Sorcerer.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Mister.
(d) Senator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What imagery does O'Brien use to convey the scene of John's anger and Kathy's reaction to it?

2. What does the narrator say motivated John to join the military?

3. Where did the sheriff come out to the lake from?

4. When did John and Kathy know that the election was lost?

5. Where did John begin his political career?

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