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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. Who does Bill take with him when he goes north?
(a) Ronny Lawton's estranged and her kid.
(b) Pete.
(c) Ed and Darlene.
(d) Linda Carter.

2. What liquid does Ronny's estranged mix into her food in chapter 11?
(a) Coke.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Water.
(d) Chocolate milk.

3. What is left for Bill in the office in chapter 16?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Letters.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Brochures.

4. What story does Bill tell Ronny Lawton to keep him from acting rash?
(a) The story of Adam and Eve.
(b) The story of Moses.
(c) The story of the resurrection of Jesus.
(d) The story of King Soloman.

5. Does Ronny let his hostages go?
(a) Yes, he lets them all go.
(b) He kills two of them.
(c) No, he kills everyone.
(d) He kills one of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of vegetable grows in the fields where the fire burns?

2. To where does Bill drive himself, Ronny's estranged, and her kid in chapter 11?

3. Who else knows about Ronny's estranged wife's rape?

4. Who threatens Bill in chapter 14?

5. What does the sheet of paper in the typewriter read when Bill finds it in chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do Ed and Sam react when Bill shows them the letter he has deciphered?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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