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Johnny Got His Gun
Dalton Trumbo
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapters i–ii
Chapters iii–iv
Chapters v–vi
Chapters vii–viii
Chapters ix–x
Chapters xi–xii
Chapters xiii–xiv
Chapters xv and xvi
Chapters xvii–xviii
Chapters xix–xx
Characters
Character List
Joe Bonham
Regular Day Nurse
Joe's father
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapters i-ii
Chapters iii-iv
Chapters v-vi
Chapters vii-viii
Chapters ix-x
Chapters xi-xii
Chapters xiii-xiv
Chapters xv and xvi
Chapters xvii-xviii
Chapters xix-xx
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapters xix-xx Quiz
Further Study
Chapters xix-xx Quiz
1
of 5
What does Joe realize might prevent the staff from fulfilling his request to leave the hospital?
Lack of money
Lack of empathy
Inability to understand English
Non-portable medical equipment
2
of 5
How does Joe perceive the question "What do you want?"
As sympathetic
As obliging
As cruel
As redundant
3
of 5
What does Joe imagine that serving as an "exhibit" would allow him to do?
Make money
Leave the hospital
Educate people about war
All of the above
4
of 5
Why does the man at the hospital refuse Joe's request to serve as an educational exhibit?
It is "against regulations"
It is "utterly unseemly"
It is "utterly impractical"
It is "utterly unprecedented"
5
of 5
What does Joe imagine would happen if the horrible truth of war got out?
All violence would end
An uprising would occur
He could finally die
He could go home
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