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1. Why does Tim get off the flight to New York in Section I, Chapter 1?

Tim gets off the flight to New York when a flight agent boards and asks someone to give up their seat for a federal officer. Tim is seized by a desire to volunteer and does so for $2,000, a hotel voucher, and a cash refund of his ticket.

2. Describe the town of DuPray as Tim first encounters it in Section I, Chapter 4.

Tim thinks the town of DuPray looks like it came out of a country song. The town is very small and lacks chain stores.

3. Explain the circumstances that led to Tim resigning from the police force, as he explains in Section I, Chapter 6.

Tim had been off duty and shopping in the mall when he heard a report of a teenager with a gun. He went to investigate and fired his weapon at the ceiling in an effort to get the teens to stop fighting. He accidentally hit a light fixture, sending it into the head of a bystander, who was now suing the department. When it was discovered Tim had had a couple of drinks prior to investigating the scene, he resigned.

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