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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. The FBI Agent in Chapter Nine says that the armored car robbery case went cold until one of the suspects recently committed what crime?

2. The sheriff who calls Hank in Chapter Ten tells him he needs Hank to identify whom?

3. What does Hank tell Sarah he should have done when finding the money in Chapter Nine?

4. What is the name of the store where Sarah spent one of the bills in Chapter Eleven?

5. What is the name of the sheriff who calls Hank in Chapter Ten?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hank meet Agent Baxter? What is his first impression of him?

2. What is Hank's reaction to seeing the bag of money in Chapter Eleven?

3. What does Hank tell Sheriff McKellroy and Collins in Chapter Eleven?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Hank say he'll have to do if he goes to the plane in Chapter Nine? What is Sarah's response?

10. What worries Hank about meeting with the "real" FBI agents in Chapter Eleven?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the emotional and physical conflicts presented in Chapter Six. How does this chapter mark the beginning of the climax of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the actions of Hank in Chapters Six and Seven. What led to Hank's shooting his brother? How does he feel about it afterward? What does Jacob know or recall about the events?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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