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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 debt does Lou tell Hank he has in Chapter Six?

2. What does Jacob's dog run in pursuit of in Chapter One?

3. What is Carl's last name?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who do Hank, Lou and Jacob encounter when they return to the truck in Chapter One?

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

9. Where does Hank find Sarah in the morning of Chapter Three?

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

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

Discuss the element of symbolism in literature. What symbolic elements have been illustrated in A Simple Plan? What does the farm symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

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

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