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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 weather like in Chapter 16?

2. When Reacher returns to Alice's office from getting the money from Brewer, she tells him someone wants to see him. Who wants to see Reacher?

3. What does Reacher offer to do in exchange for the lawyer helping Carmen?

4. What does Reacher tell Alice her job is when trapping the assassins?

5. What do Reacher and Alice return to the Red House Ranch for after leaving the courthouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes it clear to Reacher that Carmen had been telling the truth the whole time?

2. Who is Lyndon Brewer?

3. What do Reacher and Alice learn about Ellie?

4. What happens after Rusty shoots Hack?

5. Why does Hack call Social Services, and what does this lead him to believe?

6. Why do the assassins have to change their operating procedure in Chapter 15? How do they make the changes?

7. What do the two Rangers who come to the ranch want in Chapter 9?

8. What does Hack give Reacher a few days to think about?

9. After returning back to Hack's office and updating Hack, what does Hack say is the best thing that Alice and Reacher can do?

10. What happens when Alice and Reacher return to the ranch, and Bobby opens the door?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What leadership qualities do you see in Reacher? What leadership qualities do you see in Carmen? What assumptions can be made if Reacher had not helped Carmen develop these?

Essay Topic 2

Name one of the major themes of the novel. Explain why and how it is a major theme of the story, citing at least four examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lee Child use "fire and burning" symbolism with the Greer family farm to make a connection with the Greer family? Use four examples from the story to support your answer.

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