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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 is Grishanov afraid Zacharias could catch from having broken ribs?

2. How many days before meeting John had Pam escaped from her captors?

3. How were the police able to conduct a drug bust on a boat at the end of Chapter 9?

4. What is the name of the person driving the vehicle Pam recognizes when John drives her through her old neighborhood?

5. Complete the following sentence from the narrator, "Sandy watched him drive off, still wondering what there was about the man that was _______".

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the briefings of marines at Camp LeJeune and Camp Pendleton described in the book?

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

3. What does John do after spotting the red Roadrunner from some church steps?

4. How does the mortician in North Carolina aid in Henry Tucker's drug operation?

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

6. How does John try to fit into the neighborhood scenery when conducting surveillance and looking for Pam's killer?

7. How is Zacharias's time as a prisoner of war first described in the book?

8. How does John tell Pam he feels about her after learning about her drug problem?

9. What does John do when he introduces himself to Pierre Lamarck?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the presence of psychology in the book. What can the reader learn about the mental state of the book's characters, namely John, based on the police detective's use of a psychologist while searching for the murderer of Henry's drug thugs?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role criminals play in the book. What purpose does the criminals serve? Is it to place an element of danger or suspense, or does their presence serve a larger purpose?

Essay Topic 3

Most of the time the protagonist and antagonist are opposites, but in this book they have many similarities. Both are murderers who have a goal they are willing to kill for. Compare and contrast the characters John and Henry Tucker. What makes up the fine line that separates John and Henry from being good or bad?

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