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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 first name of Vice Admiral Maxwell?

2. What does the admiral who visits John's island after Pam's death wish to learn about the camp where Zacharias is being held?

3. What part of the military was John a part of?

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

5. What do the police show John a picture of when questioning him about Pam's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does John do when he introduces himself to Pierre Lamarck?

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

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

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

6. What happens when John and the Rosens confront Pam about the Quaaludes they found in her bag?

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

8. How does John know Admiral Maxwell?

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

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

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

The author uses the method of portraying multiple story arcs in the book as a way of slowly unraveling how each arc connects with the other.

Part 1.) What information are we able to learn about the book's characters that would have been absent if multiply story arcs were not used?

Part 2.) What tone might the author be trying to set in the book by using multiple character arcs to tell his story?

Part 3.) Is this method successful at revealing the secrets and mysteries of the book's characters or is it more confusing?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of emotion in the book. What role does emotion play in John's life? Does his lack of emotion oftentimes allow him to take on the violent missions he has?

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