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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Myron want to find out if Leon White's wife Fiona was a September centerfold?
(a) A woman using the screen name Sepbabe emails Greg.
(b) Sepbabe signs her emails with the initial F.
(c) Their emails indicate Greg and Sepbabe are in a romantic relationship.
(d) He thinks he saw her in the September issue of a magazine.

2. Where does Myron find Greg Downing hiding out at the end of the book?
(a) At the homeless shelter with Cole Whiteman.
(b) In Tucson.
(c) At Audrey Wilson's house.
(d) At TC Collins' house.

3. What is the B Man wearing on his wrist in Chapter Twenty Three?
(a) A Rolex watch.
(b) A bandage.
(c) A thick, ropelike gold bracelet.
(d) A silver chain.

4. What is the crowd's reaction to Myron's playing in Chapter Twenty Six?
(a) They boo Myron.
(b) They cheer and applaud Myron.
(c) They demand Myron be cut from the team at once.
(d) They start buying increased numbers of game tickets.

5. Why does Myron tell Audrey he wants her to accompany him to the meeting with the blackmailer?
(a) To witness and record what happens.
(b) To identify the blackmailer.
(c) To summon the police if the blackmailer gets violent.
(d) To photograph the blackmailer.

6. What does Myron tell Calvin about the blackmailer?
(a) That he's meeting the blackmailer tonight.
(b) That the blackmailer has agreed to accept money from him.
(c) That the blackmailer wants to ruin the Dragons.
(d) That the blackmailer knows a terrible secret about Greg.

7. What's the killer carrying in the videotape?
(a) A knife.
(b) A plastic garbage bag.
(c) A gun.
(d) A baby.

8. Who does Myron think is Cole Whiteman, the leader of the Ravens Brigade?
(a) Norman Lowenstein, a homeless man who led him to Carla
(b) Calvin Johnson.
(c) Clip Arnstein.
(d) Sidney Bowman.

9. What videotape does Myron ask Marty to show him during his visit to Marty's office?
(a) A compromising video of Emily Downing.
(b) A video of the Dragons' most famous games.
(c) A compromising video about Greg Downing's gambling.
(d) A video of Greg Downing's most famous plays as a Dragon.

10. How much does Myron's caller want Myron to pay for what the caller claims to have?
(a) One hundred thousand dollars.
(b) Fifty thousand dollars.
(c) Twenty thousand dollars.
(d) One million dollars.

11. What information does Esperanza request to investigate her theory about the link between Carla and the blackmail of Greg Downing?
(a) A background check on Carla.
(b) A list of safe-deposit box renters at the Tucson bank.
(c) A background check on Greg Downing.
(d) A list of Greg Downing's credit card debts.

12. Since it was going to take six months for Greg to get the money to pay off his gambling debts, what show of faith was he supposed to make in the meantime for the B Man?
(a) Marry the B Man's daughter.
(b) Make personal appearances the B Man arranged.
(c) Sell drugs for the B Man.
(d) Shave points from the Dragons' games.

13. How did Greg Downing tell the B Man he was going to get the money to pay his gambling debts?
(a) From his divorce settlement from his wealthy wife.
(b) From the sale of his luxurious home and cars.
(c) With money from an endorsement deal.
(d) From his new contract signing bonus.

14. What happens when the coach puts Myron into the game in Chapter Twenty Six?
(a) Myron scores numerous baskets.
(b) Myron is afraid to play and has a panic attack.
(c) The man Myron guards scores 11 points.
(d) Myron injures his knee again.

15. When Win meets Maggie Mason in the stands before the game in Chapter Twenty Five, what is her response when he asks her why she lied about the last time she spoke to Greg?
(a) She says she has proof Greg Downing murdered Carla.
(b) She doesn't want to be involved in Carla's murder case.
(c) She says she doesn't want to lose her job.
(d) She refuses to answer Win's questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Greg Downing owe the B Man for his gambling debts?

2. Why is Jason Blair unhappy with Esperanza in Chapter Twenty Nine?

3. When Esperanza gets a list of long distance calls made from the pay phone from which Carla called Greg, whose number does Esperanza find beside the listing for a twelve minute call made four days before Greg's disappearance?

4. Who turns out to be Carla's real killer?

5. What do Dimonte and Myron find behind the dryer at Greg Downing's house in Chapter Twenty One?

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