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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. Who remains in the car while Hank hikes to the plane in Chapter Three?

2. Who is Lou's landlord?

3. Jacob Mitchell lives above what establishment?

4. Where do Hank, Lou, and Jacob go after leaving the bar in Chapter Six?

5. Where did Hank attend college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation do Jacob and Hank have about their parents in Chapter Five?

2. Whom does Hank find Jacob talking with when he returns to the car in Chapter Three?

3. When and how did Hank's parents die?

4. What recollection of his parents does Hank have in the beginning of Chapter Three?

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

6. What game do Jacob, Hank, and Sarah play in Chapter Five? What happens afterward?

7. Where does Jacob Mitchell live? Why does he meet with Hank in the beginning of Chapter One?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Carl Jenkins in the narrative. What threat does Carl pose to Lou, Hank, and Jacob?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Nancy in the novel. What is the threat of Nancy knowing about the money? How does this impact Sarah's objectives?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the emotional and physical conflicts presented in Chapter Six. How does this chapter mark the beginning of the climax of the novel?

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