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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 shape does John's awareness of his action take?
(a) Repugnance from the smell of dead foliage.
(b) Sorrow over the redness and blisters on Kathy's skin.
(c) Terror at the silence coming from Kathy now.
(d) Horror at the sight of what he's done.

2. Where is John in Chapter 13, "The Nature of the Beast"?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Lake of the Woods.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) His childhood home.

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

4. What does Kathy say in the letter John gets in Chapter 13, "The Nature of the Beast"?
(a) That she wants to get married.
(b) That she needs freedom from him.
(c) That she is waiting for him.
(d) That she met someone else.

5. What did John watch Weatherby do?
(a) Kill Kathy.
(b) Scalp a man.
(c) Hide in a ditch.
(d) Shoot two girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do John and Kathy deal with the fact that their dreams are impossible for the moment?

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

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

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

5. What happened when the 'secrets' were released before the election?

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