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Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun. Chapters 13-16. Chapter 13. It has been nearly 2 years since chapter 12 Joe uses vibrations to understand what is happening around him He has been moved to a new room He has visitors. Who are they? What do they want? Joe begins to use what to communicate?. Chapter 14.

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Johnny Got His Gun

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  1. Johnny Got His Gun Chapters 13-16

  2. Chapter 13 • It has been nearly 2 years since chapter 12 • Joe uses vibrations to understand what is happening around him • He has been moved to a new room • He has visitors. Who are they? What do they want? • Joe begins to use what to communicate?

  3. Chapter 14 • Joe continues tapping out his messages—the nurse does not understand • What does the nurse think that Joe wants? • Joe reflects on his sexual encounters: Ruby, Laurette, and Lucky • Joe feels that he had a “date with the shell.” How does this fit in with his current situation?

  4. Chapter 15 • Joe begins to feel insane with his continuous tapping. • He compares himself to slaves. • He feels uprooted from his homeland and forced to fight on foreign soil. • What does Joe think the nurse and doctor see when he taps?

  5. Chapter 16 • Joe is drugged and begins to drift off into sleep. • Who does he dream of meeting? • Why does Joe not belong with this particular group of individuals? • What does Joe end up doing?

  6. A look or glance; a male goose What is gander?

  7. The name of one who gives aid. What is benefactor?

  8. A highly flammable liquid. What is ether?

  9. Total forgetfulness. What is oblivion?

  10. A small, but aggressive and spirited person. What is bantam?

  11. A shell created by a young German girl. What caused Joe’s injury?

  12. Morse Code. What does Joe use to communicate?

  13. Bill Harper. Who was Joe’s best friend?

  14. Sight, hearing, legs, arms, mouth, and nose. What has Joe lost in the novel?

  15. Ruby. Who was Joe’s first sexual experience with?

  16. The desert. Where did Joe go to escape Diane?

  17. Los Angeles Where did Joe move after Shale City?

  18. Kareen’s house Where was Joe the night before he left for the war?

  19. Stumpy Telsa’s Place Where did Joe meet Laurette?

  20. A German shell factory. Where was the shell made that struck Joe?

  21. Hearing. What is the first faculty Joe realizes that he has lost?

  22. To get Jody Simmons to fire him. Why does Jose knock over a cart of pies?

  23. Because the maggots kept the wound clean. Why does Joe think the doctors were able to save him?

  24. Because he shares allegiance to his enemy’s king. Why did the Scottish man refuse to fight the Bavarians?

  25. That they have not saved the ring that Kareen gave him. What was Joe’s initial fear when he realized his arms had been amputated?

  26. Joe wonders if there is something more wrong with his body than he expected. What is an example of foreshadowing in the novel?

  27. Joe’s body What is a symbol in the novel?

  28. The horrific effects of war. What is an example of a theme in the novel?

  29. Joe’s unsuccessful attempts to communicate using Morse code. What is a rising action in the novel?

  30. Varies from nostalgic to bitter. What is the tone of the novel?

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