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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) Six weeks after the election, when the last appeal was turned down.
(b) Weeks before election night.
(c) Three days after the election.
(d) Election night.

2. What did Kathy have at age 34?
(a) An appendectomy.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) An abortion.
(d) Smallpox.

3. Where does John promise to take Kathy?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Verona.
(c) Venice.
(d) Paris.

4. What does the narrator say motivated John to join the military?
(a) Desire for escape.
(b) Desire for distinction.
(c) Desire for structure.
(d) Desire for firepower.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does In the Lake of the Woods begin?

2. What shape does John's awareness of his action take?

3. What was John's childhood hobby?

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

5. What happened when the 'secrets' were released before the election?

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