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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 does the sheet of paper in the typewriter read when Bill finds it in chapter 16?
(a) The truth is a lie.
(b) The truth is freedom.
(c) The truth is hidden.
(d) The truth is dead.

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

3. About how tall is Ronny's estranged wife's boyfriend?
(a) Six foot eight inches.
(b) Five feet six inches.
(c) Six foot two inches
(d) Seven feet.

4. How many acres does the fire Ed took pictures of consume?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

5. Why does Ronny's estranged spank her son in chapter 11?
(a) Because he will not stop trying to stuff food in his toy.
(b) Because he will not stop crying.
(c) Because he refuses to eat his food.
(d) Because he spilled her drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bill compare Ronny's estranged wife and her boyfriend to when he sees them together outside of their place?

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

3. What liquid does Ronny's estranged mix into her food in chapter 11?

4. Where does all of Sam's money go?

5. Who is taken hostage in chapter 15?

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. How does Bill react to the puzzle he finds once he has solved it? Explain.

3. What things do Bill, Ronny, and the hostages do during the stand off?

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

5. Describe the secret place Bill takes Ronny Lawton's estranged and her son to after the hostage situation ends.

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

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

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

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

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

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