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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 Walter?

2. What is left for Bill in the office in chapter 16?

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

4. Where is the fire that Ed takes pictures of for the paper in chapter 10?

5. What is the name of Pete's "side kick?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bill feels a great sense of freedom after he, Teri, and Lucas leave the cottage in the woods. For the first time in a long time there is some semblance of peace in his mind.

Write an essay exploring how Bill feels about his new found sense of release. What is his lookout on the future? Is he happy, scared, excited, or something else? What is he going to do now that he is free from the shadow of his mansion and past? Who is he taking with him? Reference the novel to support your opinions.

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning of The Keepers of Truth Bill and Pete have a stable friendship. As the story progresses their friendship is tested and eventually strained.

Write an essay explaining how their relationship goes through this change. What events happen that create a rift between the two men? How does Bill feel about his dissolving friendship with Pete? On what terms are they with each other by the end of the story? Use examples from the novel to support your opinions.

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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