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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. Who does John call after talking with Claude Rasmussen?
(a) Kathy's sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) Kathy's mother.
(d) His lawyer.

2. What had John and Kathy tried to do, that had been a failure?
(a) Made love.
(b) Had a child.
(c) Questioned the election results.
(d) Raised money.

3. How do John and Kathy deal with the fact that their dreams are impossible for the moment?
(a) They don't talk about it.
(b) They are careful about bringing up the topic gently.
(c) They lament it again and again.
(d) They are brutal with each other, trading accusations and insults.

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

5. When is Chapter 8, "How the Night Passed", set?
(a) The night when John returned from the military.
(b) The night before Kathy's disappearance.
(c) The night when John lost the election.
(d) The night when John and his company massacred the Vietnamese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Harmon?

2. What does Kathy suspect John of when he joins the military?

3. Who is Kathy?

4. How do John and Kathy treat each other by their seventh day at the cabin?

5. Why does John say he might have slept through the outboard motor starting on the boat?

(see the answer key)

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