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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 does the author interject about Kathy's disappearance?
(a) That John was going to have to do something about the witnesses to her disappearance.
(b) That John knew very well what happened.
(c) That it might not have happened the way John thinks.
(d) That it was just a matter of time until her disappearance was understood.

2. Why is it important that we know Kathy's physical measurements?
(a) She is wanted by the law.
(b) She goes missing from time to time, and has to be found.
(c) Wade is shopping for a dress for her.
(d) Wade is trying to establish certain facts.

3. Who is John Wade?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A fisherman.
(c) A politician.
(d) A mechanic.

4. 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 comparison of John's pain to electric eels.
(d) The sound of screaming.

5. What did John do in the middle of the night?
(a) Pours boiling water on his pictures.
(b) Pours boiling water on Kathy's face.
(c) Pours boiling water on his hands.
(d) Pours boiling water on the houseplants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do John and Kathy do on their seventh day at the cabin?

2. What does John do after being discharged from the military?

3. What was John's nickname in Vietnam?

4. What does Arthur Lux say about Kathy?

5. How does John describe his memory of the night of the boiling water?

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