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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 did John arrange for Kathy, even though it saddened him?
(a) A job away from him.
(b) An abortion.
(c) An adoption.
(d) A job in politics.

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

3. Why is John feeling humiliated?
(a) He was exposed as a phony.
(b) He lost by a landslide.
(c) He was caught in an affair.
(d) He was arrested for money laundering.

4. What parallel does Patricia draw between John and Kathy?
(a) John's lies were the equivalent to Kathy's secrets.
(b) John's career was the equivalent of Kathy's affair.
(c) John's magic was the analogous to Kathy's forgiveness of him.
(d) John's violent past was the equivalent of Kathy's violent future.

5. What did John's father call him when he (John) was in eighth grade?
(a) Jiggling John.
(b) Sorcerer.
(c) Javelin John.
(d) Senator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened when John showed up where Kathy and Tony Carbo were gambling?

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

4. What has just taken place when In the Lake of the Woods begins?

5. What does the narrator hypothesize in Chapter 14, "Hypothesis"?

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