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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did PFC Thinbill tell John?
(a) That the town was going to be a bloodbath.
(b) That there would be no civilians. That the town was friendly.
(c) That the enemy had infiltrated the civilians.
(d) That they were going to get revenge at Thuan Yen.

2. Where would investigators have to look for Kathy's body, according the hypothesis in Chapter 27?
(a) Beneath the cabin.
(b) In a shallow grave on one of the islands.
(c) The bottom of the lake.
(d) Canada.

3. What does Kathy do after returning from Harmon?
(a) Works out vigorously.
(b) Makes love with John.
(c) Has a long bath.
(d) Reads in bed.

4. How did John spend his time in eighth grade?
(a) Reading.
(b) Practicing basketball.
(c) Practicing magic.
(d) Hunting.

5. What did John think about the work he did at his desk job?
(a) It was not foolproof, but it freed him.
(b) He worried only about being recognized by his comrades.
(c) He would never be tracked down as Sorcerer.
(d) He was anxious about the papers stored at sites he could not get to.

6. What gesture does John make after Kathy returned from seeing Harmon?
(a) He squeezes her waist.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He makes love to her.
(d) He cuddles with her.

7. What fantasy had Tony Carbo been harboring?
(a) That John would take him all the way to the White House.
(b) That someone would kill John leaving Kathy for him.
(c) That he would lose weight and Kathy would run away with him.
(d) That John would die in office and Tony would take over.

8. What is Kathy's feeling after John's appearance where she and Tony Carbo were gambling?
(a) Disdain.
(b) Respect.
(c) Irritation.
(d) Affection.

9. How does Tony Carbo describe his relationship with John to Kathy?
(a) The wizard.
(b) The alter ego.
(c) The trusty assistant.
(d) The numbers man.

10. What does Kathy say when Tony Carbo says that John likes to stack the deck?
(a) That John doesn't cheat.
(b) That John is a master of making the trick look easy.
(c) That she can always tell how John does his tricks.
(d) That John can never hide his awkwardness.

11. What changed John's mind from what he and Calley agreed to?
(a) His sense of innocence.
(b) His fear of prison.
(c) His political plans.
(d) His desire to tell the truth.

12. Where does the narrator say Kathy might have headed toward?
(a) Three Rivers.
(b) Rainy River.
(c) Kenora.
(d) Buckete Island.

13. What did the soldiers say about the massacre at Thuan Yen?
(a) That they wanted revenge for constant ambushes.
(b) That they genuinely believed the villagers were Communists.
(c) That they honestly expected to find weapons in the village.
(d) That they were collectively mad from weeks of patrol.

14. What do Claude and Ruth do in Chapter 19, "What was Found"?
(a) Search the lake for Kathy.
(b) Man the phones.
(c) Cook for John.
(d) Watch the news.

15. What does the narrator suggest in Chapter 18, "Hypothesis"?
(a) That Kathy was abducted.
(b) That Kathy was suicidal.
(c) That Kathy did not have an accident.
(d) That Kathy ran aground or ran out of fuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tony Carbo say he didn't leave John earlier than the election night?

2. What happens to the radio on John's boat, ultimately?

3. How did John's platoon try to block the stench of the dead?

4. What did Deborah Lindquist say Kathy called John in college?

5. What did Colonel William V. Wilson say about the massacre at Thuan Yen?

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