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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. After leaving Red House Ranch to see Ellie, where do Alice and Reacher go?

2. What did Rusty and Bobby tell Ellie about her parents?

3. Who tells Reacher he will not be invited for lunch upon Sloop's arrival?

4. What happens when one of Rusty's shots hits the lantern?

5. What does it take for Hack to believe in Reacher's theory that something is fishy with the whole story with Carmen?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Alice and Reacher return, what message does Hack have for Reacher?

2. Why do the assassins have to change their operating procedure in Chapter 15? How do they make the changes?

3. Why does Reacher borrow Alice's Volkswagen?

4. What do Reacher and Alice learn about Ellie?

5. What does Reacher continually correct the trooper about at the start of Chapter 10 and why?

6. To what place does Reacher agree to accompany Alice?

7. What happens after Rusty shoots Hack?

8. Who is the lawyer Reacher chooses, and why does Reacher choose a lawyer?

9. Upon Sloop's arrival back at the ranch, what is Reacher's first impression of Sloop?

10. Why does Hack call Social Services, and what does this lead him to believe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the election for judge symbolize for Hack? What does the election for judge symbolize for Carmen and Ellie? Give four examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the meaning of the title "Echo Burning."

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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