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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of liquor does Colonel Grishanov give to Zacharias in prison?
(a) Bourbon.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Cognac.

2. How many times was John's car shot after he is shot and Pam is taken?
(a) Three times.
(b) Four times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Once.

3. What does Pam reach for in the backseat of John's car before screaming at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) A weapon.
(b) A coat.
(c) A piece of paper.
(d) A cooler.

4. What do the police show John a picture of when questioning him about Pam's death?
(a) Pam's dead body.
(b) His wife.
(c) Henry Tucker.
(d) Him and Pam.

5. Which of the following words does not belong in the SERE training definition?
(a) Expertise.
(b) Survival.
(c) Resistance.
(d) Evasion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the pusher John kills whom he dubs Junior?

2. Complete the sentence spoken by the narrator in the book, "Greer and Podulski told themselves at this moment that it had mattered, that ________ had a price, that some men must pay that price, else there would be no flag".

3. Why does Zacharias not wish to drink alcohol when Grishanov offers it to him in prison?

4. What is the name of the shipyard mechanic that works on John's boat?

5. What was John's nickname in the Vietnam War?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John act toward Sandy after running into her in Chapter 12?

2. What does John do after spotting the red Roadrunner from some church steps?

3. How did John and Pam first meet?

4. How does Colonel Jack Tait die in the book?

5. How is John able to lease Battery Island?

6. What does the drone first show Maxwell, Greer, and Podulski in regard to the prison Zacharias is being held?

7. How is the Cody-193 drone's purpose first described in the book?

8. What is the nature of Admiral Maxwell's visit to John on Battery Island?

9. How is John's SERE training described?

10. How does John end up at Johns Hopkins hospital in Chapter 7?

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