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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 does Bobby say when he comes out of the barn to shower and clean up for Sloop's return?

2. What happens to the watchers?

3. What career path did Jack Reacher follow?

4. Where do Billy and Josh tell Reacher they are going before the feed store?

5. What are Billy and Josh out to do with Reacher at the Longhorn Lounge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reacher say when he goes out to see Bobby in the barn after showering, and what makes him change his mind about what he said?

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

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

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

5. What happens when Reacher goes to get feed with Josh and Billy?

6. How do the three killers get their target to pull over in Chapter 2?

7. After the three killers have taken care of their target, name three things they do as a cleanup.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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