View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jacob Mitchell live?

2. Where does Jacob take Hank in Chapter Four?

3. In Chapter Five, Jacob tells Hank he'll help with Lou if Hank will help Jacob do what?

4. Whom does Hank call to say that they have to return to the plane to be certain they didn't overlook anything in Chapter Three?

5. What gift does Jacob bring Sarah and the baby in Chapter Five?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Hank do with Penderson's snowmobile in Chapter Three?

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

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

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

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

8. What game do Jacob, Hank, and Sarah play in Chapter Five? What happens afterward?

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

10. Where does Jacob Mitchell live? Why does he meet with Hank in the beginning of Chapter One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Jacob in the narrative. How much older is Jacob than Hank? What is their relationship like?

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

Describe the emotional and physical conflicts presented in Chapter Six. How does this chapter mark the beginning of the climax of the novel?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 955 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample