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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. Who do the police question about Pam's death after John?

2. What does Pam reach for in the backseat of John's car before screaming at the end of Chapter 6?

3. How many kilos of drugs does Henry distribute to Tony and Eddie just before deciding to get rid of Eddie?

4. What does John have a tattoo of on his arm?

5. Whose form does John read regarding Pam's death on his way to his island?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John try to fit into the neighborhood scenery when conducting surveillance and looking for Pam's killer?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is Zacharias's time as a prisoner of war first 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

Discuss the concept of having a routine in regard to John rededicating his daily life to training for battle. What role does routine play in John acquiring the mindset of a soldier?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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