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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 is Deanna's fate?

2. What two people saw the murderer up close?

3. Where does Myron find the 14-year-old Janet?

4. Why doesn't Jessica go with Myron to meet Deanna?

5. What does Myron decide not to discuss with Duane before his match with Michel Brishny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Myron learn from Ned about the night of the party at the tennis club?

2. How does Duane react when Myron visits him in the player's lounge just before the last US Open match?

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

4. What is Baumgart like?

5. What two events occur after Myron returns to his office from the tennis match and how does he handle them?

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

7. What does Jimmy Blaine add to the story of Curtis Yeller?

8. What does Myron learn from Lucinda about Curtis?

9. What happens when the police arrive at Pavel's room after his murder?

10. What does Aunt Clara call Myron about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the philosophical difference between Win and Myron? Give 2 to 3 examples of each character and provide quotes from the book to support your statements.

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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