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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Diane?
(a) Bill's Mother.
(b) Bill's girlfriend.
(c) Bill's Cousin.
(d) Bill's sister.

2. What does Gretchen do to try and comfort Darlene?
(a) Have a false pregnancy.
(b) Have a false limp.
(c) Have a false allergy.
(d) Have a false stroke.

3. Where does Bill like to go in his spare time for recreation?
(a) The shooting range.
(b) The highschool's track.
(c) The mall.
(d) The YMCA.

4. What attitude do the customer's at Ronny Lawton's work have toward him?
(a) They treat him like a crimininal.
(b) They are indifferent.
(c) They treat him like a celebrity.
(d) They treat him with sympathy.

5. Who is Bill?
(a) A writer for the local paper.
(b) A fast food manager.
(c) A photographer at the local paper.
(d) A janitor at the highschool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sam always say about his health?

2. What is the name of the brand of cigarettes Pete is smoking in chapter 2?

3. How old is Bill's mother when she dies?

4. What does Bill call Pete in chapter 5 after the incident with the teenagers?

5. What body part do they find at Ronny Lawton's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the questions Ronny's estranged wife asks Bill when she calls him in chapter 10?

2. Why is Sam always in a state of panic over the paper?

3. Why is Bill so cynical about doing articles about things like bake offs?

4. How does Ronny Lawton feel about the Vietnam War and Charlie? Explain.

5. List some of the animals Bill used to visit at the zoo as a child.

6. How does Pete react when Bill presents him with the possible murder weapon? Why?

7. Describe how Bill reacted right after his fathers death.

8. List some of the features offered at the Florida retirement community Sam contemplates in chapter 9.

9. How does Ronny react when Bill shows up and plays music at his work?

10. Describe one of the ways Bill's grandfather used to make money off of ice.

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