The Keepers of Truth Test | Final Test - Hard

Michael Collins (Irish author)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Keepers of Truth Test | Final Test - Hard

Michael Collins (Irish author)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does the bumper sticker on Ronny's estranged wife's boyfriend's truck read?

2. Does Ronny let his hostages go?

3. Why does Diane want to come see Bill?

4. Who is killed in chapter 15?

5. Where does Bill go first after the hostage situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what Walter thinks of the Ronny Lawton situation.

2. How does Bill feel when he goes to Darlene's shop and is confronted by the female driven world that she and her customers live in?

3. Describe the puzzle that is left for Bill on his doorstep.

4. How does Lucas get treated when he misbehaves in chapter 10? What does he do wrong?

5. How has Bill and Pete's relationship changed by chapter 13?

6. How did Bill feel after finding Sam dead in his home? Why?

7. What offer does Ronny Lawton make to Bill over and over about his estranged wife? What is Bill's response?

8. List some of the items Bill gets before heading over to Ronny Lawton's estranged wife's place in chapter 11.

9. How does Linda Carter make Ronny Lawton seem in her television special?

10. How do Ed and Sam react when Bill shows them the letter he has deciphered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bill has difficult psychological challenges to endure, especially in connection with women.

Write an essay that explains which women he focuses on, how he interacts with them, what they want from him, and why. Will any of these relationships last? Why or why not? Be sure the explain whether unrequited love and obsession factor into Bill's personality and what that tells the reader about Bill's character. Provide examples from the novel to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

The letter Bill receives is a source of trouble in The Keepers of Truth. When people become suspicious that he had something to do with it, he does little to discredit their assumptions.

Write an essay that explains why Bill is so non responsive to people's opinions about him. Does he care what his colleagues or the town think of him? Which if any characters take his side in the situation? Reference the novel to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Retirement and death are reoccurring themes in The Keepers of Truth. Ed and Sam are both older men who see themselves retiring in the near future. What goes unsaid between them is how death is an inevitability that is always lurking nearby.

Write an essay exploring the ideas of retirement and death as seen through the eyes of Ed and Sam. What do these men think about it? Do they fear becoming old, useless, and forgotten? How do their feelings impact their characters throughout the story? Reference the novel to support your opinions.

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