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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 Hank and Jacob go together in Chapter Five?

2. Who strikes the man on the snowmobile in Chapter Three?

3. What does Hank smother Penderson with in Chapter Three?

4. What does Hank purchase in order to carry out his plans for Lou in Chapter Five?

5. How many people are shot in Chapter Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hank resolve to do if he is threatened with being caught in Chapter One? How much money is in the bag?

2. Why does Hank call Jacob in the morning of Chapter Three?

3. Who do Hank, Lou and Jacob encounter when they return to the truck in Chapter One?

4. What does Hank feel about his brother's future in Chapter Five? Why does he change his mind?

5. Where does Hank find Sarah in the morning of Chapter Three?

6. What argument does Hank, Lou and Jacob each make for what to do with the money in Chapter One?

7. When does Sarah return home from the hospital in Chapter Five? What does Jacob bring?

8. What does Hank discover about Penderson when he returns to the car in Chapter Three?

9. Why does Jacob spend the night at Hank's in Chapter Five? What agreement does he come to with Hank?

10. Where do Lou, Hank, and Jacob go in Chapter Six? What does Lou reveal about his debts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the evolution of Hank and Sarah's relationship in Chapter Seven. How do Hank and Sarah differ over the issue of Jacob?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the plot development of Alice McMartin, Vernon Bokovsky, and Stephen Bokovsky in the narrative. How does Sarah's discovery change their objectives and actions?

Essay Topic 3

Identify and discuss the narrative voice of the novel and Hank Mitchell as the protagonist. What character traits does Hank embody in Chapter One?

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