Condense the plot of the story down to no more than three or four sentences including only the barest points of the plot. Expand that to a full essay outlining the storyline, the complications that arise and the reasons for each of the actions and reactions that occur. Could there have been any other conclusion to this story?

Identify Hank, Jacob and Sarah. Describe their relationships to each other. What is it about these relationships that drive the individuals to specific actions?

How do Hank's parents die? What supports the theories of their deaths? How do their deaths impact Hank and Jacob?

Who is Sonny? Vernon Bokovsky? Stephen Bokovsky? Alice McMartin? Amanda? Jack? Sheriff McKellroy? Neal Baxter? What are the roles each play in the plot of this story.

List each of the victims of Hank and Sarah's efforts to keep the money safe...