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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. Lou threatens to tell the police about ________ if Hank doesn't give him his share of the money in Chapter Four.

2. Whom does Lou point a shotgun at in Chapter Six?

3. What does Sarah suggest they do with the money in Chapter Four?

4. What does Sarah suggest they use while playing a board game in Chapter Five?

5. What does Hank bring with him from the plane in Chapter One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hank find inside the crashed plane in Chapter One?

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

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

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

5. What does Jacob ask Hank and Carl when he emerges from the truck in Chapter One?

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

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

8. How do Sarah's motivations begin to evolve in Chapter Four? What does this indicate?

9. What plan does Sarah develop for Lou in Chapter Five? Why?

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

Define and discuss the element of theme in literature. How is the theme of trust established in Chapter One?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the actions of Hank in Chapters Six and Seven. What led to Hank's shooting his brother? How does he feel about it afterward? What does Jacob know or recall about the events?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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