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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 is the store where Sarah spent one of the bills in Chapter Eleven?

2. What does Hank buy for Sarah's birthday in Chapter Eight?

3. How much does Carl offer Hank for a gun in Chapter Eight?

4. When had the armored car robbery taken place, according to the FBI Agent?

5. What does the sheriff who calls Hank in Chapter Ten tell him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Chapter Seven begin? Who is present in the opening of the chapter?

2. What does Hank do in order to decide whether to go with Carl and Agent Baxter in Chapter Ten?

3. What does Hank find in Jacob's apartment in Chapter Eight?

4. What are symbolic elements during the murder at Alexander's in Chapter Twelve?

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

6. What does Hank ask to borrow from Carl in the beginning of Chapter Ten? Why?

7. How does Hank meet Agent Baxter? What is his first impression of him?

8. Where does Hank go with Sheriff McKellroy and Collins after the station in Chapter Eleven? Why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of A Simple Plan. Where is Ashenville, Ohio located? What is the climate like at this location? In what year and month does the novel begin?

Essay Topic 3

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

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