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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the investigator that Hubble was talking with?

2. Who owns the panel van that Reacher sees on Tuesday morning?

3. Where does Reacher hide the car that the Hispanic guys were driving?

4. Who pushes Reacher out of the bathroom?

5. What life or death question does Reacher ask Finlay at the beginning of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Reacher know where Morrison's missing body parts will be?

2. Why won't a murder charge hold up against Paul Hubble?

3. Why does Reacher ask Finlay if Picard might have put a couple of guys on surveillance?

4. Why does Finlay go to talk to Morrison on Monday morning?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Reacher realize about the attack in the bathroom at the prison?

6. Why does Reacher drive to Atlanta at the beginning of Chapter 17?

7. Why don't the old barbers need customers to make a living?

8. What does Charlie want Reacher to do?

9. Why don't Reacher and Roscoe drive home from Alabama on Monday night?

10. Why does the main character assume that the police are at the diner to arrest him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Before killing the Kliner kid at the Hubble's place, Reacher says that according to books and movies, he should have fought him nobly. Using examples from the novel, argue whether Reacher ever fought nobly, man-to-man.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance and meaning of the title of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Child mostly uses words that use the sense of sight, although he does use some words that use the other senses. Explain how Child uses imagery to tell the story. What senses are rarely used in Child's descriptions?

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