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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. How much money does Hank give Lou from his own wallet in Chapter Four?
2. Where does Jacob take Hank in Chapter Four?
3. Where does Jacob's dog run after he crashes in Chapter One?
4. What does Jacob crash into in Chapter One?
5. While discussing what to do with the money in Chapter One, Hank concludes that to take it would be _______.
Short Essay Questions
1. What decision does Hank come to about Penderson in Chapter Three? Why?
2. Who attempts to stop the violent argument in Chapter Six? What happens?
3. When does Sarah return home from the hospital in Chapter Five? What does Jacob bring?
4. What does Hank feel about his brother's future in Chapter Five? Why does he change his mind?
5. Why do Hank, Lou, and Jacob enter Anders Nature Preserve in Chapter One?
6. Where does Hank stow some of the money in Chapter Three? How does he hide the fact from Jacob?
7. What does Hank find inside the crashed plane in Chapter One?
8. What recollection of his parents does Hank have in the beginning of Chapter Three?
9. Why does Jacob spend the night at Hank's in Chapter Five? What agreement does he come to with Hank?
10. What does Jacob ask Hank and Carl when he emerges from the truck in Chapter One?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the author Scott Bechtel Smith. For what major works is Smith most known? What screenplays has the author adapted and/or written?
Essay Topic 2
Identify and discuss the narrative voice of the novel and Hank Mitchell as the protagonist. What character traits does Hank embody in Chapter One?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of "omission versus commission" in the narrative. How is taking the money from the plane a crime? How has it led to various crimes? What is the driving force behind the characters?
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