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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. Where is Hank's wife when he awakens in Chapter Three?

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

3. 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?

4. Where does Hank tell Carl he was heading in Chapter Two?

5. What is Carl's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Hank feel about his brother's future in Chapter Five? Why does he change his mind?

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

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

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

Identify and discuss the narrative voice of the novel and Hank Mitchell as the protagonist. What character traits does Hank embody in Chapter One?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Nancy in the novel. What is the threat of Nancy knowing about the money? How does this impact Sarah's objectives?

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