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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. Where is the military base Camp LeJuene located?

2. Who does John hunt for after meeting with Greer and volunteering to be the person to go in first before the strike team for Boxwood Green?

3. What hospital is John taken to after he is shot and Pam is taken?

4. What is the last name of Sam and Sarah who John and Pam help when their boat breaks down?

5. Where is John informed he will be sent if he doesn't agree to participate in Maxwell's operation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Maxwell and Podulski's meeting at the Memorial Day celebration at Arlington cemetery described?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is John able to lease Battery Island?

8. How is Zacharias's time as a prisoner of war first described in the book?

9. What does Pam tell John she wishes to do for the women held captive by Henry Tucker?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of remorse is a significant part of the story and is even the subject of the book's title.

Part 1.) Does John appear to have any remorse for his actions towards Henry's drug thugs and enemies in war?

Part 2.) What correlation does being remorseful have in terms of acting with humanity? Does John lack the ability to be humane, or did he think he was helping the greater good by killing 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

Examine the portrayal of war in the book. What role does the Vietnam War play? What appears to be the author's opinion of this war?

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