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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
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
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 xiiiâxiv Quiz
Chapters xiiiâxiv 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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CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Joe Bonham: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
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