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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the sheriff come out to the lake from?
(a) Rainy River.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) Baudette.

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

3. What has just taken place when In the Lake of the Woods begins?
(a) Primary elections.
(b) A murder.
(c) A massacre.
(d) A birth.

4. What parallel does Patricia draw between John and Kathy?
(a) John's career was the equivalent of Kathy's affair.
(b) John's lies were the equivalent to Kathy's secrets.
(c) John's violent past was the equivalent of Kathy's violent future.
(d) John's magic was the analogous to Kathy's forgiveness of him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Patricia angry with John when she arrives?

2. What does Eleanor Wade say about why her husband killed himself?

3. What does the narrator say was found, in Chapter 19, "What was Found"?

4. What does John tell Kathy about in his letters from Vietnam?

5. When does In the Lake of the Woods begin?

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