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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. What song does Jacob's gift to Sarah and the baby play in Chapter Five?

2. Where does Jacob's dog run after he crashes in Chapter One?

3. Hank decides to stage a scene with ___________ and Nancy in bed in Chapter Six.

4. Whom does Sarah say she ran into at the supermarket in Chapter Four?

5. How much money does Jacob ask to borrow for his rent in Chapter Five?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How do Hank and Jacob effectively set Lou up in Chapter Six?

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

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 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 2

Describe examples of foreshadowing from the text. How does Hank's discovery of the machete and farming manual represent foreshadowing?

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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