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

2. What did John's campaign manager call John's opponent's tactics?
(a) Bare-knuckle politics.
(b) Ambush politics.
(c) Take no prisoners politics.
(d) Personal politics.

3. 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) Election night.
(c) Three days after the election.
(d) Weeks before election night.

4. How tall is Kathy?
(a) Five two.
(b) Five six.
(c) Five eight.
(d) Five four.

5. What does Kathy suspect John of when he joins the military?
(a) Running from the law.
(b) Murder.
(c) Deceitfulness.
(d) Political aspirations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor Wade say about her son?

2. What does John do the morning after the night of the boiling plants?

3. What does John wonder about after Kathy has gone missing?

4. What was John like in the beginning of his relationship with Kathy?

5. What did John's father call him when John was a child?

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