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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. Why does Reacher go to the barn when he wakes early?

2. Who is Ellie?

3. What kind of car do the killers rent?

4. How do the killers kill their target?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bobby Greer decide to test Reacher?

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

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

6. What is happening around midday at the Red House Ranch in Chapter 8?

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

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

9. How does Jack Reacher get involved in murder, greed, and kidnapping?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What motives does Reacher have for helping Carmen? Give three examples from "Echo Burning" to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What assumptions can be made about being a wrangler at the Red House Ranch?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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