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

2. In what year does Chapter One begin?

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

4. Where does Jacob Mitchell live?

5. Whom does Hank tell to go to his truck and to call the police on the CB in Chapter Six?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Hank call Jacob in the morning of Chapter Three?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the character of Sarah and her relationship with Hank in the novel. What weight does Hank give Sarah's opinion on his actions?

Essay Topic 3

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

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