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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 do Sarah and Hank name their son in Chapter Twelve?

2. Where does Hank purchase a condo in Chapter Eight?

3. How much money does Hank take for the gun in Chapter Eight?

4. Whom did Sarah have with her when she spent one of the bills in Chapter Eleven?

5. Where had Carl's body been found in Chapter Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does Hank sell Jacob's truck and other belongings in Chapter Eight?

2. What does Hank do in order to decide whether to go with Carl and Agent Baxter in Chapter Ten?

3. What causes Hank distress while giving his statement to the FBI agents in Chapter Eleven?

4. What newspaper clippings does Hank discover in Chapter Eight?

5. Whom is Hank asked to identify in Chapter Eleven?

6. What excuse does Hank give Carl for not accompanying him in Chapter Ten? How does he feel about it?

7. How does Hank attempt to trick Agent Baxter in Chapter Ten? What happens?

8. What does Hank find in Jacob's apartment in Chapter Eight?

9. What do the FBI agents respond after hearing Hank's statement in Chapter Eleven?

10. Where does Chapter Seven begin? Who is present in the opening of the chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the evolution of Hank and Sarah's relationship in Chapter Seven. How do Hank and Sarah differ over the issue of Jacob?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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