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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. Who is Ellie?

2. What does Reacher make Carmen promise when Sloop returns to the ranch?

3. What are the killers pretending to be while on their assignment to kill Sloop's lawyer?

4. What career path did Jack Reacher follow?

5. Where do Billy and Josh take Reacher in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the motives behind Carmen picking Reacher up when Reacher was hitchhiking?

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

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

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

5. What does Ellie request of Reacher at the end of Reacher's first day on the ranch?

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

7. What does Reacher refuse to do after being asked to do so by Bobby?

8. How has the watchers' routine changed at the start of Chapter 6?

9. What does the sheriff arrive at the ranch to tell Bobby?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the meaning of the title "Echo Burning."

Essay Topic 3

Can Hack be considered a protagonist or antagonist? Give three examples from the story to support your answer.

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