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Johnny Got His Gun
Dalton Trumbo
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Chapters ix–x
Chapters xi–xii
Chapters xiii–xiv
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Joe Bonham
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Joe's father
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Chapters i-ii
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Chapters v-vi
Chapters vii-viii
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Chapters xiii-xiv
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Chapters xvii-xviii
Chapters xix-xx
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Chapters vii-viii Quiz
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Chapters vii-viii Quiz
1
of 5
Who does Joe feel bitterness towards after realizing that many soldiers die with wounds less serious than his own?
His doctors
Dead soldiers
The U.S. government
The battlefield doctors
2
of 5
What animal does Joe dream is eating from his open wound?
A stray dog
A rat
A raccoon
A grizzly bear
3
of 5
What did Joe once see a rat do during the war?
Burrow inside a corpse
Trigger a landmine
Sneak into a satchel
Eat a dead soldier's face
4
of 5
Having lost his vision, what two things does Joe worry that he will not be able to tell apart?
Sleep and wakefulness
Death and life
Day and night
Ugliness and beauty
5
of 5
How does Joe resolve to tire himself out enough to be able to sleep?
By moving his tongue
By blinking his eyes
By tapping out messages
By thinking hard
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