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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how tall is Ronny's estranged wife's boyfriend?

2. Who threatens Bill in chapter 14?

3. What does Bill and Ronny's estranged drink with their meal in chapter 11?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe how Bill reacts after finding Ronny Lawton's father's head in the bunker.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prejudice is a recurring theme in The Keepers of Truth. In the beginning many people in the town think that Ronny Lawton is guilty.

Write an essay that explains who thinks that Ronny is guilty and what evidence is given to support this idea. Do the opinions of these characters change over the course of the book? Why or why not? In what other instances of the story is prejudice a factor? Use examples from the novel to make the point.

Essay Topic 2

When Bill, Ed, and Sam agree to go out to the hurricane bunker together they do it for their own motives. The excitement they feel is only temporary. Their feelings change once they realize the seriousness of the situation.

Write an essay that explains why the men wanted to go to the bunker without notifying the authorities. Were their reasons selfish? How did going into the bunker effect the investigation? How did going into the bunker effect the characters? Reference the novel to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Ronny Lawton's father's body is never found. Bill knows it exists somewhere, and he can't ignore that fact.

Write an essay exploring Bill's ideas of extinction and evolution in the context of the story. How does he view the conclusion to the Ronny Lawton case? What do his ideas of extinction and evolution have to do with it? How does he tie these ideas in to the closing of the factories? Reference the novel to support your points.

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