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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 does Reacher suggest that Finlay get to help unofficially?

2. Where was Jack Reacher the night before his arrest?

3. How long has it been since there was a murder in Margrave, before the recent homicides?

4. Who is in the picture that Roscoe takes from Stoller's girlfriend?

5. Where was the last place Reacher had heard that Joe worked?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Reacher released from prison on Sunday morning?

2. Why don't the old barbers need customers to make a living?

3. Why does Reacher ask Finlay if Picard might have put a couple of guys on surveillance?

4. Describe the chief of police.

5. Describe the woman who enters the convenience store when Reacher is there.

6. A third murder victim has been found. Why is Reacher concerned when he reaches the police station and notices that Finlay looks stunned?

7. What does Charlie want Reacher to do?

8. In Chapter 11, what does Reacher realize about the attack in the bathroom at the prison?

9. Why does Finlay go to talk to Morrison on Monday morning?

10. What does Reacher learn when he goes back to the station house after his haircut and shave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Reacher finds the children in the warehouse, he declares that this is the first luck he has had in his life. Argue whether other events that happen to Reacher in the novel could also be considered lucky.

Essay Topic 2

Before killing the Kliner kid at the Hubble's place, Reacher says that according to books and movies, he should have fought him nobly. Using examples from the novel, argue whether Reacher ever fought nobly, man-to-man.

Essay Topic 3

Reacher commits several murders and some miscellaneous crimes in the course of the novel. Explain why Reacher feels that these actions are justified and why he does not feel any remorse or guilt for his behavior.

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