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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. Who is the other possible father of Ronny's estranged wife's kid?

2. Who does Bill take with him when he goes north?

3. How many days does Bill stay in his secret place to the north?

4. Bill brings what food item to the hostage scene?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. Describe Walter and his profession.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Ronny Lawton takes Teri and Lucas hostage he does it after coming back into town and killing Karl. Up until this point there is no concrete proof that Ronny is guilty of anything.

Write an essay explaining why Ronny Lawton takes such drastic actions after coming back into town. What has driven him to this point? Does him killing Karl and taking hostages prove anything about his innocence in other matters? Why or why not? Use examples from the novel to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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