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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 kills Hack?

2. What does the woman assassin bring with her to meet the other two assassins in Chapter 11?

3. Who does Reacher have Brewer make the check out to once he convinces Brewer to pay?

4. Why does Hack want Carmen to get off on self-defense?

5. What is the weather like in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alice help Reacher catch the assassins?

2. How does Hack surprise Reacher when he returns the Volkswagen back to Alice, and Alice says Hack needs to see him?

3. Why does Reacher believe Hack will be next to be murdered after finding the body of Albert Eugene?

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

5. What does Reacher notice about Sloop's wounds?

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

7. Upon Sloop's arrival back at the ranch, what is Reacher's first impression of Sloop?

8. Who is the lawyer Reacher chooses, and why does Reacher choose a lawyer?

9. With it being an election year and Hack running for judge, what does Reacher tell Hack would make him look good?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are the watchers, and who are the assassins? Who hired these people and why? Comparing these two groups, which group do you think did the better job and why?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the major theme of good versus evil throughout the book. Give five examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How do the assassins take every measure when completing a job and leaving nothing to chance? If this is the case, how do you explain the fact that Reacher was able to outsmart them at the end of the story?

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