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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. When Josh and Billy return in Chapter 6, they smell like ___________.

2. What size of a man is Reacher?

3. What does Bobby not like about Reacher?

4. What is imprinted on the baseball cap the killers wear?

5. There are two men and a woman traveling separately in Chapter One. Who are they?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with the routine change for the watchers?

2. List four characteristics of Jack Reacher.

3. How does Bobby Greer decide to test Reacher?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are the watchers, and who are the assassins? Who hired these people and why? Comparing these two groups, which group do you think did the better job and why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Name one of the major themes of the novel. Explain why and how it is a major theme of the story, citing at least four examples from the story.

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