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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. Why do the mysterious people make a room within a room?

2. After starting his own investigation, what worries Mac about Holly's case?

3. Where do the gunmen leave Reacher and Holly when they take them out of the van?

4. What does Holly learn she has in common with Reacher in Chapter 15?

5. After being put in the white van, how long does Reacher think the men have been watching Holly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Loder fires a shotgun in Chapter 17?

2. What does Reacher do after he gets his handcuffs off in the barn?

3. What happens when Mac follows the lead to the dry cleaners?

4. How does Reacher protect Holly from being raped in Chapter 17?

5. How does Chapter 7 end?

6. What are Holly and Reacher doing when they are taken by the gunmen?

7. How does Brogan use the stolen electrician's van to help him investigate?

8. What happens after a mysterious man demolishes a room in Chapters 1 and 2?

9. What lie does Mac tell his agents in Chapter 8?

10. What do Mac and Webster learn when they find the body of the kidnapper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the act of rescuing used as a theme in this novel? What is the author saying about rescuing and being rescued?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's use of foreshadowing in "Die Trying".

Essay Topic 3

Describe the use of animal symbolism in "Die Trying".

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