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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 is the name of the Lieutenant Colonel who dies during John's mission in the Prologue?

2. What kind of liquor does Colonel Grishanov give to Zacharias in prison?

3. Whose form does John read regarding Pam's death on his way to his island?

4. Who does Pam tell John she wishes to help after revealing Henry Tucker had imprisoned her?

5. Which of the following men did not hold Pam captive?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is John's SERE training described?

2. How does John react after learning Pam's body has been found?

3. How is John's wardrobe full of dark clothing described?

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

5. How does the mortician in North Carolina aid in Henry Tucker's drug operation?

6. How did John and Pam first meet?

7. How does John act after returning to Battery Island just after Pam's death?

8. How are the briefings of marines at Camp LeJeune and Camp Pendleton described in the book?

9. How does John know Admiral Maxwell?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of having a routine in regard to John rededicating his daily life to training for battle. What role does routine play in John acquiring the mindset of a soldier?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast detectives Ryan and Douglas' investigation of Henry Tucker's drug operation with John's. What is telling about John's investigation tactics when compared to the police's? Who appears to have more ethical methods of investigation? What about effectiveness?

Essay Topic 3

The author offers several examples of imprisonment throughout the book in both literal and figurative senses.

Part 1.) What can we learn about prisoners of war based on the portrayal of Zacharias and Sender Green in the book?

Part 2.) How does the author portray John as being in a prison within his own mind and what impact does this mentality have on his actions towards others?

Part 3.) What is different about the imprisonment faced by Pam and the other women held by Henry Tucker? How is this imprisonment more severe than the others?

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