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

2. What imagery does O'Brien use to convey the scene of John's anger and Kathy's reaction to it?
(a) The sound of water splashing.
(b) The scent of wet wool.
(c) The sound of screaming.
(d) The comparison of John's pain to electric eels.

3. What has just taken place when In the Lake of the Woods begins?
(a) A birth.
(b) A murder.
(c) Primary elections.
(d) A massacre.

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

5. What does John wonder about after Kathy has gone missing?
(a) Whether Kathy had been having an affair.
(b) What would have happened if they'd made love.
(c) Where he could go to escape suspicion for her disappearance.
(d) What Kathy thought of him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When do we discover that Kathy is missing?

3. Who is John Wade?

4. Who is Arthur Lux?

5. What is John's hypothesis in Chapter 9 "Hypothesis"?

(see the answer key)

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