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

2. Where do Billy and the others put Pam's body after killing her?

3. Who conducts a drug bust with a captain of the Baltimore Police Narcotics team in Chapter 9?

4. What kind of drugs do John, Sam, and Sarah find in Pam's bag?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does John begin to prepare for his operation with Maxwell using the files from operation Kingpin?

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

5. How is Zacharias's interrogation by Colonel Grishanov first described in the book?

6. How is John able to lease Battery Island?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role criminals play in the book. What purpose does the criminals serve? Is it to place an element of danger or suspense, or does their presence serve a larger purpose?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The author offers several examples of imprisonment throughout the book in both literal and figurative senses.

Part 1.) What can we learn about prisoners of war based on the portrayal of Zacharias and Sender Green in the book?

Part 2.) How does the author portray John as being in a prison within his own mind and what impact does this mentality have on his actions towards others?

Part 3.) What is different about the imprisonment faced by Pam and the other women held by Henry Tucker? How is this imprisonment more severe than the others?

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