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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. What is the problem with the picture of the driver of the van in Chapter 14?

2. Where do the police find the burned luxury sedan?

3. Who is with the kidnapper when he comes to Holly's stall to rape her in Chapter 17?

4. Why does Reacher travel around the United States?

5. Why does Mac assume Reacher is a kidnapper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mac takes the security footage to the tech department?

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

3. How does Chapter 7 end?

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

5. What happens when Mac investigates the airport?

6. How do Brogan and Milosevic link the dentist's car to the kidnappers?

7. How do the kidnappers secure Holly and Reacher at night in Chapter 17?

8. After Reacher and Holly have been taken into a van by the gunmen, what does Reacher think of the situation?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the theme of government control as it is presented and reflected on in this novel.

Essay Topic 2

How is Holly's crutch used as part of an extended metaphor in "Die Trying"? What does it represent? How does it help define characters and guide the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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