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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 does John tell Pam after she asks him how he feels about her having a drug problem?

2. How many men does John observe riding on a boat drinking near his island?

3. What is the code name John is given by Maxwell after he agrees to help him with his operation?

4. Why does Zacharias not wish to drink alcohol when Grishanov offers it to him in prison?

5. What hospital do Sam and Sarah work at?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is John's SERE training described?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did John and Pam first meet?

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

10. How does John know Admiral Maxwell?

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

Examine the role of money in the book. What is telling of the repercussions one must face for money based on the methods used by Henry Tucker to become successful and his death later because of it?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the presence of treachery in the book. How is Zacharias' treachery different from Charon's? How does the author present treachery as something that is sometimes unavoidable or easily manipulated?

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