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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 pushed Valerie over the edge?

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

3. What did Valerie tell Eddie she had to do when they met in the lobby of the Plaza a few days before her death?

4. Who killed Pavel?

5. What does Myron go back to Lucinda Elright for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurs in the match between Duane and Michel Brishny? What is the final outcome?

2. Where does Myron track Duane to with Win's help and what does he see Duane doing? How is Myron confused by this event?

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

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

5. What does Myron find when he arrives at Pavel's hotel room?

6. What does Myron learn from the assistant medical examiner.?

7. What does Esperanza discover about Ned Tunwell?

8. What is Baumgart like?

9. What happens at Jessica's apartment after she has dinner with Myron and goes home alone?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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