2. How does Ronny Lawton act when Bill confronts him about how he treated his mother?
(a) Hostile.
(b) Childish.
(c) Happy.
(d) Confused.

3. What tool does Bill find at Ronny Lawton's estranged wife's place?
(a) A hand shovel.
(b) A pair of Shears.
(c) A hoe.
(d) A hose.

4. What is the date of Ronny's mother's death?
(a) November 22nd.
(b) January 1st.
(c) May 15th.
(d) July 8th.

5. What have the attractions in town been replaced with?
(a) Fast food chains.
(b) Pet stores.
(c) Toy stores.
(d) Walmarts and Kmarts.

6. How does Bill like his coffee?
(a) With cream.
(b) With lots of cream and sugar.
(c) He does not like coffee.
(d) Black.

7. What does Bill do with the tool he finds at Ronny Lawton's estranged wife's place?
(a) He destroys it.
(b) He buries it.
(c) He sells it.
(d) He uses it.

8. Who is Linda Carter?
(a) The local head waitress.
(b) The local news reporter.
(c) The local bartender.
(d) The local English teacher.

9. To what does Bill's grandfather change his name when he moves to the plains?
(a) Karp.
(b) Fedir.
(c) Georgii.
(d) Igor.

10. What is the name of the retirement resort Ed mentions in chapter 9?
(a) Warm Days Living.
(b) Sunny Palm Retirement.
(c) Skyway Breeze.
(d) Sunset Living.

11. Who is Sam?
(a) The editor of The Daily Truth.
(b) The principal of the highschool.
(c) The brother of Bill.
(d) The owner of the movie theater.

12. At what time does Bill arrive at Ronny Lawton's place in chapter 2?
(a) Ten o'clock.
(b) Two o'clock.
(c) Five o'clock.
(d) Nine o'clock.

13. What is wrong with the factories in town now?
(a) They are pink.
(b) They are polluted.
(c) They are abandoned.
(d) They are new.

14. What happens to Ronny Lawton's mother?
(a) She leaves Ronny.
(b) She dies.
(c) She becomes severely disabled.
(d) She moves across town.

15. What is the name of the church-going man who dies in 1902?
(a) Lester Penn.
(b) John Gibson
(c) Peyton Miller.
(d) Arnold Preston.