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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. How much money does Reacher take from the guys who are collecting protection money in Chinatown?

2. What does Reacher have for dessert his first night at Quantico?

3. What is Alan Deerfield's title?

4. What is the driveway made of at Alison Lamarr's?

5. What type of car does Lamarr use to drive Reacher to Virginia to work on the serial killer case?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jodie become a lawyer?

2. Where do Reacher and Harper go after studying the files of the murdered women on Sunday?

3. What did Reacher see when he came home in Chapter 2?

4. How did Lamarr catch a killer without even being there?

5. How long had Reacher been in love with Jodie?

6. Why does Lamarr say that she is not close to her stepsister?

7. Describe Quantico.

8. When was Reacher afraid in cities and why did he change his mind?

9. Why did the murderer choose a three-week interval between the murders?

10. What does the FBI threaten to do if Reacher won't help them with the serial killings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Rita was coping with the trauma from the rape. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether there are two protagonists in the novel. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Argue whether the inciting force in the novel is the murders or is the incident at the restaurant. Use examples from the novel to support your position.

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