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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. Whose phone number does John give to Sandy to find out if anything happened to him?

2. What were the marines at Quantico's training done around?

3. What was the name of the operation John worked with the man who recognizes John at Quantico?

4. What are the police able to determine about the murderer of a robber from a sneaker imprint?

5. Who does Doris call after she recovers enough to walk by herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Henry and Tony's meeting just after Doris's murder?

2. What is the nature of John's conversation with Hick's in regard to Boxwood Green?

3. How does John use a recompression chamber during his interrogation of Billy on Battery Island?

4. How are John's acts in Phase Three of operation Boxwood Green described?

5. How do the police use Xantha to find the drug lab she was held in?

6. How is Ritter's meeting with the KGB resident agent at a zoo described?

7. What does John do with Doris after finding her with Billy in a building?

8. What does Xantha tell a police officer that picks her up on the street after John released her?

9. How does Henry Tucker find out about Doris going to the police about Pam's death?

10. What does John do with Billy after he kidnaps him and helps save Doris?

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 portrayal of law enforcement in the book. How are detectives Ryan and Douglas's investigation tactics different from John, and what might the author be saying about the importance of having a solid justice system?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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