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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. Who is Harmon?
(a) Kathy's professor.
(b) John's friend.
(c) A dentist.
(d) John's campaign manager.

2. What did John's father call him when John was a child?
(a) Fatty.
(b) Slick.
(c) Jiggling John.
(d) Nerd.

3. Where do John and Kathy go immediately after the concession speech?
(a) Their hotel room.
(b) Lake of the Woods.
(c) Patricia's house.
(d) Home.

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

5. What does John remember about the night of the boiling plants after Arthur Lux and Vinny Pearson leave?
(a) Carrying Kathy.
(b) Taking the boat out.
(c) Walking into the bedroom.
(d) Digging a hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens right before John's platoon is ordered back to Thuan Yen?

2. Why does John say he might have slept through the outboard motor starting on the boat?

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

4. What parallel does Patricia draw between John and Kathy?

5. Where is John in Chapter 13, "The Nature of the Beast"?

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