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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. Why does Ronny look extra muscular when Bill sees him in chapter 15?

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

3. What does Bill find spread all throughout Sam's house when he goes to check up on him?

4. What type of fast food does Bill pick up before going over to Ronny's estranged wife's place?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bill has difficult psychological challenges to endure, especially in connection with women.

Write an essay that explains which women he focuses on, how he interacts with them, what they want from him, and why. Will any of these relationships last? Why or why not? Be sure the explain whether unrequited love and obsession factor into Bill's personality and what that tells the reader about Bill's character. Provide examples from the novel to support your argument.

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

The letter Bill receives is a source of trouble in The Keepers of Truth. When people become suspicious that he had something to do with it, he does little to discredit their assumptions.

Write an essay that explains why Bill is so non responsive to people's opinions about him. Does he care what his colleagues or the town think of him? Which if any characters take his side in the situation? Reference the novel to support your argument.

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