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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 weeks does John plan on resting on his island after Pam's death?

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 is the name of the plan that Maxwell and Podulski discuss while leaving the Memorial Day celebration?

4. What nationality is the man who is identified in a photo in the prison holding Zacharias?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Angelo's murder upset Henry Tucker?

3. What does Sarah tell John that she would like to do for Pam in regard to her drug addiction?

4. How did John and Pam first meet?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Most of the time the protagonist and antagonist are opposites, but in this book they have many similarities. Both are murderers who have a goal they are willing to kill for. Compare and contrast the characters John and Henry Tucker. What makes up the fine line that separates John and Henry from being good or bad?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the presence of psychology in the book. What can the reader learn about the mental state of the book's characters, namely John, based on the police detective's use of a psychologist while searching for the murderer of Henry's drug thugs?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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