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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. In Chapter Seven, Hank tells Sarah that despite everything Jacob is his brother, and he doesn't want ______.

2. What tool does Hank discover inside a trunk in Chapter Eight?

3. Where had Carl's body been found in Chapter Eleven?

4. Hank tells the police he encountered a hitchhiker with ___________in Chapter Eleven.

5. What FBI Agent does Hank meet in Chapter Nine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hank respond when Sarah asks if he would kill her for the money in Chapter Eight?

2. What is Sarah's belief about Jacob in Chapter Seven? What happens to him?

3. What worries Hank about meeting with the "real" FBI agents in Chapter Eleven?

4. What do the FBI agents respond after hearing Hank's statement in Chapter Eleven?

5. Whom is Hank asked to identify in Chapter Eleven?

6. To whom does Hank sell Jacob's truck and other belongings in Chapter Eight?

7. Whose funerals does Hank attend in Chapter Eight? What stories emerge?

8. What causes Hank distress while giving his statement to the FBI agents in Chapter Eleven?

9. What effect does the snow have on Hank in Chapter Nine? Why?

10. What is Sarah's response to the story told by Agent Baxter in Chapter Nine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of "omission versus commission" in the narrative. How is taking the money from the plane a crime? How has it led to various crimes? What is the driving force behind the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Sarah and her relationship with Hank in the novel. What weight does Hank give Sarah's opinion on his actions?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of family in the novel. How does Jacob's bear represent family symbolically in Chapter Five?

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