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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. What do Dimonte and Krinsky accuse Myron of?

2. What advice does Myron give Eddie about his career?

3. What information does Gerard give Myron concerning Roger Quincy?

4. How does Kenneth react to Myron when Myron visits Valerie's home?

5. What does Myron go to Pavel to discuss?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Roger tell Myron about the day Valerie was murdered?

2. What does Myron discover from Duane about him and Valerie? How does Myron feel about this information?

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

4. What information does Gerard Courter give Myron concerning Valerie's case? What does Myron do in return for him?

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

6. Who is Pavel? What is his connection to Valerie? What kind of a character is he?

7. What happens during Myron's appointment with Dr. Abramson?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Senator Cross cause havoc in so many lives? Give specific examples of the havoc that the Senator causes and the impact, quoting the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

What kind of a character is Aaron? What is his role in the novel? What happens to him? Is it deserved?

Essay Topic 3

What role does Eddie play in the story? How is he a bridge between two worlds?

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