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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 comes after Reacher in the prison bathroom?

2. Where does Reacher think Morrison's missing body parts will be found?

3. What life or death question does Reacher ask Finlay at the beginning of Chapter 12?

4. Who does Reacher see in the convenience store?

5. Where does Hubble work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the police officers say that the murderer went crazy?

2. Why, in Chapter 19, does Reacher say that the counterfeiting is not being done in Kliner's warehouse?

3. Why does Reacher trust Roscoe?

4. How does Reacher learn that he and Hubble are not on the holding floor?

5. Describe the chief of police.

6. What were the intruders planning who came to Roscoe's home Monday night?

7. Why does Reacher think that Teale is not the big boss?

8. Who is the mayor of Margrave?

9. Why doesn't Reacher get any useful information from Spivey?

10. What does Picard tell Reacher and Roscoe about Joe's rental car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Use examples from the novel to show how the author uses foreshadowing to suggest what will happen later in the novel. Are the clues the author uses obvious or subtle?

Essay Topic 2

As the author describes Margrave, Georgia, the town seems almost too neat, too perfect. Explain how the author uses these details to indicate what is hiding behind the town's facade of perfection.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Joe and Reacher's relationship with one another from childhood to adulthood. How did their relationship change through the years? Use examples from the novel.

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