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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 Reacher's experience tell him to do when he suspects he is in trouble?

2. Where is Jack when he meets Carmen?

3. Which one of the assassins actually kills the target?

4. What does Carmen tell Reacher that her husband has done to her?

5. Why does Reacher attach a condition to Bobby's breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens while Reacher is on a riding lesson with Carmen?

2. What information does Carmen share with Reacher to try to convince Reacher to help her?

3. What is happening with the trio of killers at the beginning of Echo Burning?

4. What is the Longhorn Lounge, and what happens there?

5. What are two men and a boy busily doing in Chapter 1?

6. Why does Carmen refuse to leave the ranch when Reacher again tells her?

7. What does Reacher do after arriving on the ranch?

8. After the sheriff is content to let Bobby and Reacher settle things between themselves, describe the confrontation these two men have.

9. What does Reacher say when he goes out to see Bobby in the barn after showering, and what makes him change his mind about what he said?

10. What do the two men and the little boy think about the arrival of Reacher at the ranch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What ideas validate Carmen and Ellie being in danger when Sloop returns to the Red House Ranch? Give four examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the pros and cons of Carmen and Ellie living at the Red House Ranch. List at least five of each.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Lee Child include the abduction of a child to fit the plot of "Echo Burning"? Could Child have written this book without an abduction scene? How?

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