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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when the 'secrets' were released before the election?
(a) Kathy abandoned him.
(b) John's family disowned him.
(c) Supporters rallied around him.
(d) Friends stole away.

2. How does the narrator describe the campaigns Tony Carbo ran for John?
(a) Disorganized.
(b) Values-based.
(c) Grassroots.
(d) Slick, expensive.

3. What cost John the victory in the election?
(a) A surprise revelation.
(b) A sexual harassment complaint.
(c) Illness.
(d) Criminal charges.

4. What did one of the members of John's company have attached to his helmet?
(a) Letters from home.
(b) Pistol rounds.
(c) A ponytail from a Vietnamese victim.
(d) Condoms.

5. What does Eleanor Wade say about her son?
(a) That he was not a liar.
(b) That he was brave and intelligent.
(c) That he would pay the money he owed.
(d) That he couldn't have hurt Kathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Kathy at the beginning of In the Lake of the Woods?

2. What did John make in his first job in politics?

3. How does John describe the scene he encountered after reading Kathy's letter?

4. When did John pass the bar?

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

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