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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 do Myron and Win go as soon as they return to New York?
2. What does the doctor say about the diskette?
3. What comes on the screen when he puts in the diskette?
4. What does Hester tell Myron about Esperanza?
5. Where is the beach located where Myron is relaxing at the beginning of the book?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jessica tell Myron about Clu? Do you think Myron being in danger had anything to do with Clu's death?
2. What is the author saying about sexuality in the scenario of the Take a Guess Club? Do you think Myron is too conservative or old fashioned for judging those people?
3. What happens during the meeting between Myron and Bonnie Haide? Why do you think she has said what she said?
4. Describe the kind of club has Big Cyndi connected with Clu? Do you think that a wife would be justified to throw out a husband if he went to that type of club?
5. What does Billy Lee's mother tell Myron? Do you think it was right for her to blame Myron for not helping Billy Lee?
6. What happens as Myron is staring at the water?
7. What do you think Myron and Esperanza's relationship is like and how do you think Myron feels about it?
8. What happened about the hearing for bail for Esperanza? Do you think the judge was fair?
9. What happened when Myron found a brown envelope in his office? What do you think the message was?
10. Why do you think Cyndi and Esperanza believe Myron abandoned them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. What is the criteria for a successful novel? For a successful mystery novel?
2. Is this book successful as a mystery novel? Why or why not?
3. Why do you think mystery novels are popular?
4. When you choose to read a book, what genre do you select? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly trace and analyze the theme of self-destruction.
2. Thoroughly trace and analyze the theme of violence.
3. Thoroughly trace and analyze the theme of illicit love.
Essay Topic 3
Esperanza seems disturbed that Myron is bending laws and rules and justifying wrong actions. Discuss the following:
1. In what ways has Myron been bending laws and rules and justifying wrong actions?
2. Do you think there is ever justification for taking the law into your own hands and killing someone whether they did something really bad or not?
3. Who seems more ethical to you--Esperanza or Myron? Explain with examples.
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