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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Seventy-Fifth Ranger Regiment,Third Battalion originally out of?
(a) Fort Sill.
(b) Fort Smith.
(c) Fort Bragg.
(d) Fort Benning.

2. What is the name of Starkey's son?
(a) Sean.
(b) Shane.
(c) William.
(d) Aidan.

3. What is the name of Alex's family cat?
(a) Rosie.
(b) Sampson.
(c) Delilah.
(d) Fluffy.

4. Where is Kinkead's restaurant located?
(a) In Foggy Bottom.
(b) In Potomac.
(c) In Anacostia.
(d) In Hell's Kitchen.

5. Where does Jamilla live?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Sri Lanka.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John pick up a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of red wine for Billie?

2. Which military group prefers the lightweight RTAK survival knife?

3. At what point on the Appalachian trail does Starkey figure the kill will take place?

4. What highway do Alex and John take to Harpers Ferry?

5. What does Starkey call his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alex know Jamilla?

2. What is Alex's impression of Sergeant Cooper as he investigate the accused man's apartment?

3. How does Alex describe the memory he has of John coming over to Nana's house as a child?

4. How does Alex feel about his relationship with Jamilla at the beginning of the book?

5. Why does Alex think that Nana is a good shrink?

6. How does the author describe Griffin?

7. Where do Starkey, Harris, and Griffin spend long weekends together and why?

8. Why is Jamilla unsure of herself as she opens up to Alex?

9. What is the scene like when Alex and John arrive at Sergeant Cooper's cell during the deathwatch preceding his execution?

10. What is the attitude of Ronald Hodge as Alex and John interview him as a witness to the crimes that occurred next door?

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