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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 does Myron think called him with the electronically altered voice?
2. While studying the Raven Brigade photo, of whom does Cole Whitman, the patrician-featured Ravens' leader, remind Myron?
3. What's the killer carrying in the videotape?
4. What happens when the coach puts Myron into the game in Chapter Twenty Six?
5. Where does the person Win and Myron follow at Columbia University take them?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Myron think Leon White's wife, Fiona, might be involved with Greg Downing?
2. What does Clip's statement in Chapter Twenty Four about Greg Downing having learned his lesson about violence years before foreshadow?
3. Why does Esperanza become concerned about Myron when she receives the list of people whose safe-deposit boxes were robbed in Tucson?
4. Explain how Esperanza handles Jason Blair's contract negotiations with the Red Sox and what her handling of the situation demonstrates about her character.
5. Who does Cole Whiteman tell Myron he saw coming in and out of Carla's apartment on the day of her murder and what convinces Whiteman that Greg Downing is not Carla's killer?
6. Why does Myron take Audrey with him to meet the blackmailer?
7. Explain how Win determines Clip Arnstein is lying about knowing Sally or Carla.
8. How does Cole Whiteman describe the murder that the Raven Brigade has been in hiding for since the Sixties?
9. Is there any evidence in the novel that Myron might still have feelings for Emily Downing?
10. What happens when the B Man visits Myron at his office in Chapter Twenty-Three?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Fade Away, some of the ways the media is portrayed are through Audrey Wilson, who is a sports writer, and through the endorsement deal Greg Downing gets with Forte sneakers. Discuss the influence of the media in this novel. What do you think the author is trying to say about the role of the media in the world of professional sports? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Fade Away takes place in present day New Jersey in the cultural milieu of professional basketball. Discuss how the geographical, chronological, and cultural settings affect the story and how the characters and story might differ if Harlan Coben had set the novel in in a different chronological or cultural setting. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Three separate groups are looking for Greg Downing in this novel: Myron and Win, Dimonte and the police, and B Man and his thugs. Compare and contrast the three groups and their searches. Include the reason each group is searching for Greg, the methods each group uses to find the missing man, and how the groups interact with each other. Which group or groups seem more efficient at uncovering clues and discovering what is going on with Greg? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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