A Simple Plan: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Scott Smith (author)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Simple Plan: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Scott Smith (author)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. For how long has Carl been the town's police officer?

2. What does Hank say he will do if there's any indication that he's going to be caught as an accomplice to the theft they've committed in Chapter Two?

3. Hank, Lou, and Jacob reason that the plane must have been there for at least how many days, based on the snowfall in Chapter One?

4. In Chapter Three, Hank hides the money he plans to leave in the plane inside what object?

5. What had Hank's parents bought a week before they died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jacob cry in Chapter Three? What argument ensues between Jacob and Hank?

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

3. Why do Hank, Lou, and Jacob enter Anders Nature Preserve in Chapter One?

4. What decision does Hank reach about what to do with the money in Chapter One?

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

6. What do Hank and Jacob decide to do about their situation in the end of Chapter Six? Who suggests a different plan?

7. What decision does Hank come to about Penderson in Chapter Three? Why?

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

9. What do Hank, Lou, and Jacob question about the money from the plane after finding it in Chapter One?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Hank, Lou, and Jacob's actions and objectives in taking Lou to Wrangler's in Chapter Six. What does Hank hope will come of the setup? What are Jacob's hopes for the situation?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the character of Jacob in the narrative. How much older is Jacob than Hank? What is their relationship like?

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