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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. How does Holly feel about Reacher not leaving the barn when he could?

2. How does Paul 'Mac' McGrath feel when Holly doesn't show up for work?

3. What does Mac retrieve from the dry cleaner Holly visited before she disappeared?

4. Where does the man go to make a phone call about the room within a room?

5. What does Mac learn the kidnappers did with the dead dentist's credit card?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the kidnapper try to rape Holly in Chapter 17?

2. In Chapter 15, what questions does Reacher ask Holly?

3. How do the kidnappers show Reacher they don't care about him in Chapter 17?

4. How does Chapter 7 end?

5. What happens to Loder when he is back in the "new country"?

6. What are Holly and Reacher doing when they are taken by the gunmen?

7. What does Holly learn about Reacher by asking about his childhood?

8. Why does Holly begin to wonder about Reacher's history in Chapter 13?

9. What happens after a mysterious man demolishes a room in Chapters 1 and 2?

10. What lie does Mac tell his agents in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Reacher's motives? Explain what drives Reacher to act the way he does throughout the novel. Use specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's use of foreshadowing in "Die Trying".

Essay Topic 3

Consider Beau's camp and the places/items within it. How are these things symbolic? How do they reflect upon the characters and events in this novel?

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