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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 size of a man is Reacher?

2. Where is Jack when he meets Carmen?

3. Who are Billy and Josh?

4. What reason did Carmen give for taking Reacher to her bedroom?

5. What tells Reacher he is in trouble when he goes with Billy and Josh in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. List four characteristics of Jack Reacher.

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

3. What is happening when Carmen, Reacher, and Ellie arrive back at Carmen's husband's house?

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

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

6. What does Carmen say is the reason for her husband stopping the beatings eighteen months ago?

7. What is the first meeting between Reacher and Carmen's daughter Ellie like?

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

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

10. What happens when Carmen asks Reacher to kill her husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Lee Child uses foreshadowing with Carmen in "Echo Burning."

Essay Topic 2

How does Carmen Greer's character intrigue Jack Reacher enough to make Jack Reacher want to stick around and possibly help Carmen? What would happen if Jack Reacher would not have stayed to help Carmen out with her situation?

Essay Topic 3

What generalizations can be made of Red House Ranch, the Greer Family Home? What is Lee Child's purpose for having the setting of the story at this location? Give three examples from the story to support your answer.

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