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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Kathy?
(a) John's wife.
(b) John's friend.
(c) John's campaign manager.
(d) John's daughter.

2. How does John describe the scene he encountered after reading Kathy's letter?
(a) He says that he and his company carried an enormous burden of suffering.
(b) He says that no one had been spared from suffering.
(c) He says that no one was dying quietly.
(d) He says that no one was in control of their pain.

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

4. What evidence did the clerk from town contribute to the discussion Arthur Lux and Vinny Pearson had with John?
(a) That John had threatened to kill Kathy.
(b) That Kathy had threatened to ruin John's career.
(c) That Kathy had threatened to leave John.
(d) That John and Kathy had been arguing.

5. Where are the soldiers from John's outfit being questioned in Chapter 16, "Evidence"?
(a) In a Congressional investigation.
(b) In a newspaper article.
(c) In a court martial hearing.
(d) In an investigation into Kathy's disappearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do we discover that Kathy is missing?

2. When is Chapter 8, "How the Night Passed", set?

3. What does John tell Claude Rasmussen after talking with Patricia?

4. How did John cope with the event that took place when he was 14?

5. Why is John feeling humiliated?

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