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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. In Chapter Ten, Hank arrives early at Carl's office and tells him that he has to go where before going out to the place?

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

3. How many funerals does Hank attend in Chapter Eight?

4. What does Hank tell Sarah he has available to protect himself if the FBI Agent turns out to be a kidnapper in Chapter Ten?

5. What does Hank do to help him decide whether to go with Carl and the FBI Agent in Chapter Ten?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hank purchase for Sarah's birthday in Chapter Eight?

2. What does Hank attempt to justify to Sarah in Chapter Seven?

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

4. What mode of action does Hank begin to question in Chapter Nine at night?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the plot development of Alice McMartin, Vernon Bokovsky, and Stephen Bokovsky in the narrative. How does Sarah's discovery change their objectives and 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?

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