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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. What decorations are in the windows of the roadhouse where Reacher and Harper go to find a guy selling weapons?

2. What is Rita's new hobby?

3. How long ago does Reacher believe that Lamarr began planning the murders?

4. What does Harper give Reacher before she leaves Portland?

5. How long is the paint stirring stick that Rita uses?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Reacher believe that the weapons are being stolen from?

2. What does Reacher believe may be the motive for the killings?

3. Who stole the camo green paint?

4. What puzzle regarding the murders does Reacher mention as he and Harper drive to Rita's home?

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

6. What happened to Kruger in the Gulf War?

7. Why is John Leighton willing to help Reacher?

8. Why does the bartender at the roadhouse tell Reacher and Harper they will have a long wait for Bob?

9. How does Stavely, the pathologist at Quantico, believe that the women were murdered?

10. What happened to Reacher after Lamarr tried to kill Rita?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the novel, discuss how Reacher eliminated the chance that Petrosian would take revenge on Jodie.

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

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

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