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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. Which well known news television program does Bill watch in chapter 13?
(a) Larry King Live.
(b) 20/20.
(c) Dateline.
(d) Sixty Minutes.

2. What type of build does Ronny's estranged wife's boyfriend have?
(a) Heavy.
(b) Average.
(c) Muscular.
(d) Thin.

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

4. What does Bill find waiting for him when he gets home from work in chapter 10?
(a) A package.
(b) An envelope.
(c) A dog.
(d) Flowers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Does Ronny Lawton survive the hostage situation?

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

4. What color of rings does Walter wear?

5. What crime is Bill accused of in chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Bill feel after finding Sam dead in his home? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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