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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. Whose sun glasses does Duane wear?

2. How are Win and Valerie connected?

3. Who is Roger Quincy?

4. Why did Duane lie to the police about knowing Valerie?

5. What does Esperanza claim that Errol and Curtis may have been out to steal from the country club?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Win locates the men and the Cadillac that followed Myron, what do Myron and Win do?

2. What occurs between Myron and Jessica in the chapter that he plays basketball with the neighborhood kids?

3. Why does Wanda show up at Myron's home?

4. What happens with the contract for Sandy Repo? What does Myron's handling of it tell the reader about his character?

5. From Chapter 13-18, what questions about the murder have not yet been been answered?

6. How does Deanna Yeller respond to Myron when he questions her about her deceased son? What does Myron think about her response?

7. What kind of person is Myron's mother?

8. Why is Myron brought to the police station by the two uniformed officers?

9. What kind of character is Myron? What is his education? His profession? His financial standing? His attitude?

10. What does Senator Bradley Cross tell Myron after he gives him a check for one hundred dollars to retain him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Win's family background? How does he differ from the stereotype of that background?

Essay Topic 2

How is Helen Van Slyke as much to blame for her daughter's death as the person who killed her? Give evidence from her interaction with others to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

How is Jimmy Blaine the true victim in the novel? Cite the book with specific references about the character and the impact the conflicts have on him to support your position.

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