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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. When Reacher has lunch with Roscoe on Monday, who is also at Eno's?

2. On Monday, with whom does Jack plan to have an early lunch?

3. Who owns the panel van that Reacher sees on Tuesday morning?

4. Who is driving the black pickup on Tuesday morning?

5. What does Reacher ask Finlay to do with the murder victim?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Reacher get any useful information from Spivey?

3. What were the intruders planning who came to Roscoe's home Monday night?

4. Why does Stoller's girlfriend, Judy, assume that Stoller is dead when Reacher and Roscoe come to the condominium?

5. How does Reacher describe his relationship with his brother?

6. Why does Reacher drive to Atlanta at the beginning of Chapter 17?

7. Why does Reacher trust Roscoe?

8. Describe the chief of police.

9. Describe Hubble's neighborhood and house.

10. Who is the mayor of Margrave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reacher is very careful before he trusts Finlay. Argue that there were other times in the novel when Reacher should have been more careful before deciding that people were trustworthy.

Essay Topic 2

As the author describes Margrave, Georgia, the town seems almost too neat, too perfect. Explain how the author uses these details to indicate what is hiding behind the town's facade of perfection.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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