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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. Why is Ronny Lawton not in town at the beginning of chapter 13?
(a) Because he goes missing.
(b) Because he is on vacation.
(c) Because he moved.
(d) Because he fled.

2. Who is taken hostage in chapter 15?
(a) Sam and Bill.
(b) Darlene and Ed.
(c) Pete and Larry.
(d) Ronny Lawton's estranged and her kid.

3. What are Ronny's estranged and her son doing when Bill arrives in chapter 11?
(a) Playing in the hose.
(b) Playing in the dirt.
(c) Playing in the sprinklers.
(d) Playing in the plastic kiddy pool.

4. Who goes out with Bill to the tornado bunker?
(a) Ed and Sam.
(b) Darlene and Ed.
(c) Ronny's estranged and her kid.
(d) Sam and Pete.

5. What is "The Book of Wants?"
(a) A coloring book.
(b) A notebook.
(c) A fiction book.
(d) A catalogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Bill give to Ronny's estranged wife's kid?

2. Why does Ronny's estranged spank her son in chapter 11?

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

4. Where does Bill find Sam's body?

5. Where does Bill go before work at the beginning of chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Ronny Lawton's estranged wife's boyfriend met his end.

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

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

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

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

6. List the items Bill is instructed to bring to Ronny during the beginning of the hostage situation in chapter 15.

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

8. 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?

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

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

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