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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. Where does Bill fall asleep at the end of chapter 10?

2. What is the weather like when Bill goes to the coffee shop?

3. What does the bumper sticker on Ronny's estranged wife's boyfriend's truck read?

4. What does Bill find waiting for him when he gets home from work in chapter 10?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the relationship like between Bill, Sam, and Ed by chapter 12? How do they treat each other?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Walter and his profession.

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

Failing to get into law school had a great impact on Bill's life after college. He feels that he has failed in some aspect of his life because of this.

Write an essay that explains his motives behind studying for the LSAT test again. How does he use studying as an excuse to escape the real life responsibilities he has? By the end of the story does studying for the LSAT test have any result that impacts his life? Reference the novel to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Teri is a source of continued distraction for Bill. He knows he shouldn't want to be around her, she is only interested in his money. Yet he never stops wanting to be near her.

Write an essay exploring the dynamic of Bill and Teri's relationship. Does Bill really think that Teri will stay with him? Does he even care if she does not? What does Teri want to get from Bill? Is their relationship one that will last long term? Why or why not? Reference the novel to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

In the beginning of the story Bill reflects upon how the town has changed over time. He thinks that the morality of society along with the economy has suffered.

Write an essay that addresses Bill's view of these changes. What things does Bill think have suffered in the town? What major changes did the town go through and why? Were the people who live in the town impacted? Be sure to state whether Bill's opinions are too lenient, too harsh, or something else. Reference the novel to support your argument.

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