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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. What is the nickname of Kip Corovan, one of the Dragons' assistant coaches?
(a) Champ.
(b) Coro.
(c) Clipboard.
(d) Kipper.

2. What kind of boots does Dimonte wear?
(a) Ostrich boots.
(b) Snakeskin boots.
(c) Leather boots.
(d) Crocodile boots.

3. Who does Myron contact at the beginning of Chapter Thirteen about the sequential hundred-dollar bills found in Carla's apartment?
(a) Esperanza.
(b) Win.
(c) Clip Arnstein.
(d) Fred Higgins in the Treasury Dept.

4. In what two languages is the "do not feed the rats" sign written?
(a) English and Italian.
(b) German and French.
(c) English and Spanish.
(d) Spanish and Portuguese.

5. What does Norman Lowenstein, a homeless man, claim to be?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A screenwriter.
(c) Carla's husband.
(d) A physician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens just as the B Man is going to make good on his threats to Myron?

2. How do Win and Myron enter Greg's house in Chapter Three?

3. What is unusual about the clothing Win and Myron find in Greg's bedroom in Chapter Three?

4. When Myron sees Emily in Chapter Nine, how long has it been since he has last seen her?

5. Who greets Myron when he enters the Dragons' locker room in Chapter Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain who the Raven Brigade is and what their tie to Carla's murder is.

2. What behaviors of Greg Downing's described by Clip Arnstein in Chapter One make Downing an unconventional professional basketball player?

3. What tale does Myron use to find out who used the phone at the Parkview Diner to call Greg Downing shortly before Downing disappeared?

4. Describe Myron Bolitar's professional credentials and the kind of work he does.

5. Why does Esperanza say she does not go to see Myron play with the Dragons and does Myron seem to agree or disagree with her feelings about his return to basketball?

6. Describe the rivalry between Myron and Greg Downing.

7. Why doesn't the New Jersey Dragons team want word of Greg's disappearance to leak to the press and what story do they use in the media to explain the fact that Greg is missing?

8. What discoveries does Win make about Greg Downing in Chapter Twenty?

9. Describe Myron's encounter with the B Man in Chapter Seventeen.

10. How does Myron think his basketball practice goes in Chapter Fourteen, and how does TC Collins think Myron's practice goes?

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