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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. Who is the older of two brothers who kidnapped and killed a girl described in the newspaper in Chapter Eight?

2. What does Hank put on in the back of the store in Chapter Twelve?

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

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

5. In the middle of the night in Chapter Nine, Hank briefly realizes that the simplest action for him now would be to do what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who are the kidnappers described in Chapter Eight?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 Nancy in the novel. What is the threat of Nancy knowing about the money? How does this impact Sarah's objectives?

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