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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 far does Reacher have to walk from the FBI Portland Field Office to the airport?

2. Toward what city does the sedan that Reacher and Harper are following head west toward?

3. What time does the killer decide to kill Rita?

4. What does the killer ask Rita if she has ever eaten?

5. How long has it been since Reacher has seen Rita?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Reacher believe that Kruger is the killer?

2. How was Alison Lamarr's body removed from her house and brought to Quantico?

3. How does the police officer watching Rita's house get his lunch?

4. According to the killer, what are the advantages of trying to kill someone in a mountainous area?

5. What did the UPS driver say Alison did when she took delivery of the washing machine box?

6. Why does Reacher say that Rita Scimeca was a real tough cookie?

7. How did Petrosian's men who Reacher beat up at the beginning of the novel, get the weapons they carried?

8. What opinions are given for the scratches that are on Alison's face when the body is examined at Quantico?

9. How does Reacher believe that the killer travels to the places where the murders occur?

10. What is Rita Scimeca's bedtime routine?

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

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

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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