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Johnny Got His Gun
Dalton Trumbo
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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
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Character List
Joe Bonham
Regular Day Nurse
Joe's father
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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
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Chapters xiii-xiv Quiz
Further Study
Chapters xiii-xiv Quiz
1
of 5
More than two years after the events in Chapter xii, what does Joe feel himself being prepared to do?
Leave the hospital
Receive visitors
Undergo surgery
Transfer hospital wards
2
of 5
Whose hypocrisy does Joe feel furious about after receiving his medal?
That of the generals
That of the politicians
That of the doctors
That of the infantrymen
3
of 5
How does the nurse respond to Joe's attempt to communicate "SOS" in Morse code?
Fetches help
Taps a response message
Tries to calm him
Tries to silence him
4
of 5
What was the name of the girl who introduced Joe and all of the other town boys to sex?
Diane
Ruby
Lazarus
Bonnie Flanagan
5
of 5
What did Laurette say or do to make Joe think she loved him?
Said, "I like you"
Wrote him letters
Gave him a gift
Slept with him
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