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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. What does John do after finding some of Pam's things on the island after her death?

2. What is the name of the boat that John observes some men drinking on near his island?

3. What does Pam reach for in the backseat of John's car before screaming at the end of Chapter 6?

4. Who do the police question about Pam's death after John?

5. Which of the following men do not evaluate the first reconnaissance photos found by the Cody-193 drone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grishanov get Zacharias to drink vodka despite it being against his religion?

2. What is the nature of Admiral Maxwell's visit to John on Battery Island?

3. What does Pam tell John she wishes to do for the women held captive by Henry Tucker?

4. Why does Angelo's murder upset Henry Tucker?

5. How is John's SERE training described?

6. What do Billy and the other thugs do with Pam's body after killing her?

7. How does John act after returning to Battery Island just after Pam's death?

8. How does John know Admiral Maxwell?

9. How do John and Pam try to escape Billy when he follows them in a red Roadrunner?

10. What does Sarah tell John that she would like to do for Pam in regard to her drug addiction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author offers several examples of imprisonment throughout the book in both literal and figurative senses.

Part 1.) What can we learn about prisoners of war based on the portrayal of Zacharias and Sender Green in the book?

Part 2.) How does the author portray John as being in a prison within his own mind and what impact does this mentality have on his actions towards others?

Part 3.) What is different about the imprisonment faced by Pam and the other women held by Henry Tucker? How is this imprisonment more severe than the others?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses the method of portraying multiple story arcs in the book as a way of slowly unraveling how each arc connects with the other.

Part 1.) What information are we able to learn about the book's characters that would have been absent if multiply story arcs were not used?

Part 2.) What tone might the author be trying to set in the book by using multiple character arcs to tell his story?

Part 3.) Is this method successful at revealing the secrets and mysteries of the book's characters or is it more confusing?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the portrayal of war in the book. What role does the Vietnam War play? What appears to be the author's opinion of this war?

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