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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 kills Lou in Chapter Six?

2. Jacob intends to tell people that __________has inherited a large sum of money in Chapter Four.

3. To whom had Hank's father given his pickup truck before he died?

4. How much money does Hank give Lou from his own wallet in Chapter Four?

5. What board game do Hank and Jacob play in Chapter Five?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Hank stow some of the money in Chapter Three? How does he hide the fact from Jacob?

3. Why does Jacob spend the night at Hank's in Chapter Five? What agreement does he come to with Hank?

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

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

6. Who attempts to stop the violent argument in Chapter Six? What happens?

7. What does Hank discover about Penderson when he returns to the car in Chapter Three?

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

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

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

Discuss the theme of family in the novel. How does Jacob's bear represent family symbolically in Chapter Five?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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