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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 many kilos does the mortician tell Henry Tucker that he has for him after removing it from the dead bodies?

2. Who is John's police friend that is not allowed to question him about Pam's death?

3. What is Sandy surprised that John protects during his work with explosives underwater?

4. What are John and his team preparing for at the beginning of the book?

5. What does John do to a man he catches robbing a random woman on the street?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is John's wardrobe full of dark clothing described?

3. How does John react after learning Pam's body has been found?

4. How is the Cody-193 drone's purpose first described in the book?

5. How does John act toward Sandy after running into her in Chapter 12?

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

7. What does the drone first show Maxwell, Greer, and Podulski in regard to the prison Zacharias is being held?

8. What happens when John and the Rosens confront Pam about the Quaaludes they found in her bag?

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

10. How is John able to lease Battery Island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of emotion in the book. What role does emotion play in John's life? Does his lack of emotion oftentimes allow him to take on the violent missions he has?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the presence of treachery in the book. How is Zacharias' treachery different from Charon's? How does the author present treachery as something that is sometimes unavoidable or easily manipulated?

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