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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Ronny Lawton feel about his brother?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Sad.
(c) Confused.
(d) Angry.

3. What is the name of the brand of cigarettes Pete is smoking in chapter 2?
(a) Camel.
(b) American Spirit.
(c) Lucky Strike.
(d) Marlboro.

4. What nickname does Bill have for his grandfather?
(a) The chilled beast.
(b) The frozen beast.
(c) The ice monster.
(d) The cold monster.

5. Who is having a bake off at the beginning of the book?
(a) The Auxiliary Firemen's Wives.
(b) The Girl Scouts.
(c) The Boy Scouts.
(d) The Police Officer's Wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food item does Bill bring to his dinner with Ed?

2. What type of car does Ronny Lawton own?

3. When Bill arrives at Ed's house for dinner what state is he in?

4. How old is Ronny Lawton?

5. Where does Ronny Lawton work?

Short Essay Questions

1. List four of Bill's "tools of the trade" he has on his desk.

2. Describe the phenomenon that is Linda Carter.

3. Who does Darlene consider to be her "children" since she has none of her own?

4. List some of the animals Bill used to visit at the zoo as a child.

5. List the reasons Ed gives for his irritation with Bill over Darlene in chapter 10.

6. Who is Gretchen? Describe her.

7. How did Bill feel about finding the possible murder weapon in Ronny Lawton's estranged wife's yard? What does he do with it?

8. Why does Bill say that "the written word is dead?"

9. How does Ronny react when Bill shows up and plays music at his work?

10. Describe Ronny Lawton's estranged wife.

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