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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 long does it take Reacher and Harper to fly to McGuire/Fort Dix?

2. What is Alan Deerfield's title?

3. How many bullets are in the gun that Colonel John Trent gives Reacher?

4. How long does it take the FBI agent to drive Reacher back to his house from New York after he is released?

5. On Sunday after looking at the files of the murdered women, what type of a hand gun does Harper use at the shooting range?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Lamarr and her stepsister going to be rich soon?

3. What does Reacher think they should do about the information that possibly only eleven women are targets?

4. On Monday morning, why does Reacher walk out of FBI headquarters?

5. Why was inheriting the house both a good and bad thing for Reacher?

6. Why does Lamarr believe that the killer took the clothes of the three woman who were killed?

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

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

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

10. How did the local FBI agent save Reacher and Harper two hours' flying time on the way back to D.C.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conflict between Lamarr and Reacher and how it advances the plot. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why the FBI wanted Lamarr's death to look like a suicide and why Reacher agreed not to dispute that Lamarr killed herself. Use examples from "Running Blind."

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