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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Kathy at the beginning of In the Lake of the Woods?
(a) 33.
(b) 28.
(c) 43.
(d) 38.

3. What does Claude Rasmussen say about Vinny Pearson's suspicions?
(a) He says it's hard not to come to the same conclusion.
(b) He says Vinny Pearson distrusts every outsider.
(c) He doesn't believe John had anything to do with Kathy's disappearance.
(d) He says that Vinny Pearson is a difficult person to deal with, everyone thinks so.

4. What does William Calley say when he is questioned?
(a) He says that the captain had inculcated an atmosphere of reckless hostility that led to the massacre.
(b) He says that all villagers were considered enemies.
(c) He says that the enemy had militarized civilians.
(d) He says that the outfit was under enormous strain, and attributes the massacre to collective madness.

5. Why is it important that we know Kathy's physical measurements?
(a) Wade is trying to establish certain facts.
(b) She is wanted by the law.
(c) She goes missing from time to time, and has to be found.
(d) Wade is shopping for a dress for her.

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

7. Who is Arthur Lux?
(a) John's campaign manager.
(b) A gas station owner.
(c) Lake of the Woods sheriff.
(d) An FBI investigator

8. What does Vinny think happened?
(a) John killed Kathy and dumped her body.
(b) Kathy framed John for her own murder.
(c) Kathy took the chance to disappear into Canada.
(d) Kathy got in a boat accident.

9. What does Claude Rasmussen recommend John do in Chapter 15, "What the Questions Were"?
(a) Look for Kathy.
(b) Show some concern.
(c) Try to remember.
(d) Stop drinking so much.

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

11. What was John's relationship with his father like?
(a) Disdainful.
(b) Disjointed.
(c) Affectionate.
(d) Distrustful.

12. What does Paul Meadlo admit to when he is questioned?
(a) Stealing from Vietnamese.
(b) Shooting women and children.
(c) Raping prisoners.
(d) Taking trophies from dead bodies.

13. What is the relationship between Arthur Lux and Vinny Pearson?
(a) Lux backs Vinny Pearson's aggressive questioning.
(b) Lux threatens to fire Vinny Pearson if he keeps asking questions.
(c) Lux does not allow Vinny Pearson's distrustful questions.
(d) Lux gives Vinny Pearson freedom to ask John whatever he wants.

14. What was John's childhood hobby?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Magic.
(c) Model airplanes.
(d) Collecting stamps.

15. Why is John feeling humiliated?
(a) He was caught in an affair.
(b) He was exposed as a phony.
(c) He lost by a landslide.
(d) He was arrested for money laundering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John arrange for Kathy, even though it saddened him?

2. What happens to John after reading Kathy's letter?

3. What does John think Kathy thinks of him?

4. Where is John in Chapter 13, "The Nature of the Beast"?

5. What does John tell himself about Weatherby?

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