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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. How is the paint delivered to the women who are murdered?

2. What did a handyman use to murder a woman in Colorado?

3. How many empty paint cans were found at Alison's house?

4. When does Lamarr say that each of the three women were murdered?

5. What one thing does the killer leave behind?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't the three women who were killed drown?

2. How did Reacher catch up with the Naval Reserve officer who was to drive him back to the helicopter?

3. What is the profile of a serial killer?

4. Why does Lamarr say that she is not close to her stepsister?

5. Describe the setting of Alison Lamarr's house.

6. Why does Lamarr believe that the killer took the clothes of the three woman who were killed?

7. Why does Jodie become a lawyer?

8. What is criminal profiling?

9. Is profiling an exact science, according to Blake?

10. What does Reacher think they should do about the information that possibly only eleven women are targets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the author used red herrings in the novel to make it difficult for characters and the reader to identify the killer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why the FBI wanted Lamarr's death to look like a suicide and why Reacher agreed not to dispute that Lamarr killed herself. Use examples from "Running Blind."

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss how owning property made Reacher feel and why he felt he had to sell everything.

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