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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 had not been recovered after the ransom was paid, according to the articles in Chapter Eight?

2. In Chapter Seven, Sarah says that if Jacob recovers, both she and Hank will _____.

3. The customer who arrives at the store as Hank is cleaning up in Chapter Twelve is wearing __________.

4. Who had found Carl's body in Chapter Eleven?

5. Hank realizes that if the FBI Agent is actually the kidnapper, he will kill whom in Chapter Nine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does the snow have on Hank in Chapter Nine? Why?

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

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

4. What are symbolic elements during the murder at Alexander's in Chapter Twelve?

5. What does Hank discover from the FBI about the missing money in Chapter Eleven?

6. Whose funerals does Hank attend in Chapter Eight? What stories emerge?

7. Where does Hank go with Sheriff McKellroy and Collins after the station in Chapter Eleven? Why?

8. Who found Carl's body? Where? Who tells Hank?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss the element of theme in literature. How is the theme of trust established in Chapter One?

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 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?

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