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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 type of fast food does Bill pick up before going over to Ronny's estranged wife's place?
(a) Burgers.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Fried Chicken.

2. Who comes over to visit Bill at his house in chapter 10?
(a) Sam and Ed.
(b) Pete.
(c) Ronny's estranged.
(d) Ronny Lawton.

3. What does Bill and Ronny's estranged drink with their meal in chapter 11?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Water.
(c) Beer.
(d) Coke.

4. Why does Ronny look extra muscular when Bill sees him in chapter 15?
(a) Because he has been working out more often.
(b) Because he is wearing clothes too big for him.
(c) Because he recently took more steroids.
(d) Because he gained a lot of weight.

5. Where is the fire that Ed takes pictures of for the paper in chapter 10?
(a) On Jamestown Circle.
(b) On Beat Boulevard.
(c) On Douglas Road.
(d) On County Line Road.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the bumper sticker on Ronny's estranged wife's boyfriend's truck read?

2. Why is Ronny Lawton not in town at the beginning of chapter 13?

3. What does Bill think is a major weak point of his?

4. Who does Bill go to the coffee shop with in chapter 14?

5. Bill brings what food item to the hostage scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bill and Ronny Lawton's relationship change from the beginning of the story up to the hostage situation?

2. What is the relationship like between Bill, Sam, and Ed by chapter 12? How do they treat each other?

3. How is Bill treated when he is taken in for questioning about Ronny Lawton's disappearance?

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

5. How does Bill feel about his unfolding destiny by the end of the story?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe what Ronny's estranged wife's boyfriend is like.

(see the answer keys)

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