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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. How many funerals does Hank attend in Chapter Eight?

2. What happened to the pilot's face in the airplane, according to Hank in Chapter Eight?

3. How much time does Hank have before the liquor store closes in Chapter Eleven?

4. The kidnappers from the news articles in Chapter Eight disguised themselves as ___________.

5. What does Hank take from the trunk in his car before entering the store in Chapter Twelve?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hank ask to borrow from Carl in the beginning of Chapter Ten? Why?

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

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

5. What is Sarah's belief about Jacob in Chapter Seven? What happens to him?

6. Why does Agent Baxter tell Hank he is investigating in the area in Chapter Nine?

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

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

9. Whom is Hank asked to identify 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 character of Sarah and her relationship with Hank in the novel. What weight does Hank give Sarah's opinion on his actions?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the author Scott Bechtel Smith. For what major works is Smith most known? What screenplays has the author adapted and/or written?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Dwight Penderson in the narrative and his role in the plot of the novel. Why did Penderson approach Jacob?

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