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

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

3. What does John tell himself about Weatherby?
(a) That he wasn't responsible for Weatherby's death.
(b) That Weatherby was going to die anyway.
(c) That he was going to have to pay for what happened to Weatherby.
(d) That nothing could have saved Weatherby.

4. Who is Kathy?
(a) John's daughter.
(b) John's campaign manager.
(c) John's friend.
(d) John's wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is NOT a secret John keeps from everyone?

2. What happened to John when he was 14?

3. What was John's nickname in Vietnam?

4. What imagery does O'Brien use to convey the scene of John's anger and Kathy's reaction to it?

5. What did John do in the middle of the night?

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