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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 many days does Sarah tell John that it will take for Pam to go through the withdrawal phase for her drug addiction?

2. What is John doing when he notices helicopter activity on his island just after Pam's death?

3. What does John do after finding some of Pam's things on the island after her death?

4. How much are the drugs worth that Tony and Eddie get from their source just after Angelo's murder?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Oreza's drug bust on a boat described in Chapter 9?

4. How does Grishanov get Zacharias to drink vodka despite it being against his religion?

5. How do John and Pam try to escape Billy when he follows them in a red Roadrunner?

6. Why is Frank Allen not allowed to question John in regard to Pam's death?

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

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

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

10. What do Billy and the other thugs do with Pam's body after killing her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the concept of trust portrayed in the book. Does John appear to trust anyone in his life, and what reasons does he have for feeling this way about others?

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

Drugs have a large presence in the book and contributed to much conflict for the protagonist and others.

Part 1.) What impact does the presence of drugs have on the central conflicts of the story?

Part 2.) What might the author be saying about the nature of drug dealers and the way they run their operations based on the portrayal of Henry Tucker?

Part 3.) In what way might the author wish to use drugs as a way of inputting an element of danger within the text? What purpose does he have for this?

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