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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 to get back to New York by hitchhiking?

2. After he mustered out of the service, what did Reacher add to his list of belongings?

3. What does Reacher buy at an office supply store?

4. How much does Reacher weigh?

5. What type of vehicles has the FBI noticed that serial killers use?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Reacher's real reason for wanting to go see Lamarr's stepsister?

2. What did the guys want who were talking to the owner of the restaurant where Reacher was eating?

3. Why didn't the three women who were killed drown?

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

5. Why does Jodie become a lawyer?

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

7. Why does Reacher tell Blake that it is not possible to tail the 30 guys on the list he brought from Fort Dix?

8. What is criminal profiling?

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

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

Using examples from the book, discuss the reasons why Reacher left the Army.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the author used red herrings in the novel to make it difficult for characters and the reader to identify the killer.

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