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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 difference is Win's moral code to Myron's?

2. Whose hand does Pavel shake that sparks a thought in Myron's mind while he is at the tennis match?

3. What is Frank trying to convince Myron of as he tells him to get out of the car at the scene of the accident?

4. What does Myron contemplate before calling the police upon discovering Pavel's body?

5. Why does Myron joke about his barber with Frank?

Short Essay Questions

1. What thought runs through Myron's mind as he walks back to the office from the hotel of Pavel's murder?

2. What kind of a person is Lucinda Elright?

3. What is the relationship like between Jessica and Myron?

4. What information does Myron need from Gregory and how does he get it?

5. Upon returning to the tennis match, what thoughts does Myron bring with him and what does he share with Win?

6. What does Myron do before confronting Deanna with his theory?

7. What is Baumgart like?

8. What does Myron learn from Lucinda about Curtis?

9. What transpires between Eddie and Myron in the locker room the day of the tennis match?

10. How does Deanna react to Myron's theories and what missing pieces does she fill in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What was Win's involvement with Valerie and how did this involvement lead him to certain violent acts?

Essay Topic 3

How is the novel comical?

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