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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. About how old is the bartender at the roadhouse where Bob is supposed to be selling weapons?

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

3. What is the name of the captain at the base where Bob is being held?

4. What solvent does the pathologist use to clear the paint around Alison's body?

5. How many hours will Reacher and then Harper drive to a town near Portland, Oregon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the killer get into Rita's car?

2. Why does Reacher say that Lamarr cried when she started questioning the motive for the murders?

3. Why does Reacher say that the interstates were built?

4. Why did Reacher leave the Army?

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

6. In Chapter 27, why is Rita upset with the local cop who is guarding her?

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

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast Jodie and Reacher's views of rules. Use examples from "Running Blind."

Essay Topic 3

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

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