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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. Where does Reacher drive first in Chapter 30?

2. Where does Teale sit when Reacher, Roscoe, and Finlay return to the Margrave Police Station?

3. What name does Reacher use when he checks into a motel in Augusta?

4. How do Reacher, Finlay, and Hubble get inside the warehouse?

5. Where does Kelstein tell Reacher that Kliner's operation is based?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Reacher figure out where Kliner gets his paper for the counterfeiting?

2. What does Reacher ask Kelstein's secretary to tell Kelstein?

3. What images does Reacher remember before he attacks one of Kliner's men at Hubble's home?

4. What were Roscoe and Charlie doing in the warehouse?

5. What is bothering Reacher Saturday morning after killing the five men at the Hubble home?

6. Why doesn't Roscoe believe the background story that Morrison gave the coroner for Gray's death?

7. Why is Kliner's fourth warehouse in a smart location?

8. How does Reacher get a look inside the truck that the Kliner kid drives to Mississippi?

9. Why does Picard want Roscoe to stay with Charlie at the safe house?

10. Why does Reacher go to Eno's Diner at the beginning of Chapter 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 10, Reacher states that you might hate your brother, but "you didn't let anybody mess with him." Explain how that sense of loyalty affects Reacher and what, because of that loyalty, he does about his brother's murder.

Essay Topic 2

At various points in the novel, the author uses suspense to lead to a big event or dramatic moment. Compare how the author uses suspense throughout the novel in the different conflicts and problems that the characters face.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance and meaning of the title of the novel.

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