"Catch 22" The Novel

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1. Who wrote Catch-22? Joseph Heller Arthur Hailey Alex Haley Edmund Halley

2. Catch-22 had a different working title that had to be changed because of another book that was published shortly beforehand. What was the book? Fahrenheit 451 Catcher in the Rye Slaughterhouse 5 Mila 18

3. What island was the squadron based on? Malta Pianosa Cyprus Crete

4. Who did Yossarian (the 'hero' of the book) fall in love with in the first two sentences of the book? Lieutenant Scheisskopf's wife Washington Irving Nurse Duckett The Chaplain

5. What 'suspicious' religion was the Chaplain? Greek Orthodox Anabaptist Egyptian Coptic Roman Catholic

6. What was the name of the dead man in Yossarians tent? Orr Milo Mudd Chief White Halfoat

7. When Yossarian was due to be presented with his medal, why was he different from the other recipients? He was naked. His medal was missing. His toes and gums had been painted with gentian violet by Gus and Wes, the medical orderlies. He was badly injured, and required a wheelchair.

8. What was Lieutenant Scheisskopf's sole passion and area of expertise? Parades Pitching horseshoes Tight Bomb Patterns Table-Tennis

9. When did Hungry Joe have screaming nightmares, and fist fights with Huple's cat? After he had eaten spaghetti. When he had finished all his missions and was waiting for the orders to send him home. After Milo had arranged with his own troops to bomb the base. Every Sunday night.

10. Strangely enough, Yossarian's first name is only mentioned twice, both near the end of the book. What is his name? Joe John Wally Jeff