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

2. What does Bobby tell Reacher about Carmen?

3. What career path did Jack Reacher follow?

4. What is the real reason Carmen took Reacher to her bedroom?

5. What does Reacher tell Carmen to do if Sloop tries anything?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why is Carmen really nervous to see the sheriff and her mother-in-law return to the ranch? How does Carmen show this nervousness?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lee Child use "fire and burning" symbolism with the Greer family farm to make a connection with the Greer family? Use four examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the character traits of Rusty and Carmen. Give three details from the story to support your answer.

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