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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following unconventional behaviors for a professional basketball player does Greg Downing not engage?
(a) Refusing to play basketball.
(b) Driving a cab after evening games.
(c) Refusing interviews.
(d) Refusing endorsement deals.

2. Where is a white van parked at the beginning of Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Outside of Jessica's house.
(b) Outside Win's house.
(c) Outside Myron's office.
(d) Outside Myron's parents' house.

3. What does Norman Lowenstein, a homeless man, claim to be?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A physician.
(c) Carla's husband.
(d) A screenwriter.

4. Which member of the Dragons basketball team has a party in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Calvin Johnson.
(b) TC Collins.
(c) Leon White.
(d) Clip Arnstein.

5. Who owns the Parkview Diner?
(a) Clip Arnstein.
(b) A man named Hector.
(c) Calvin Johnson.
(d) A woman named Sophia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor has Audrey heard about Greg Downing's wife Emily?

2. How many children does Emily have?

3. How long has Greg Downing been missing in Chapter One when Myron is hired to find him?

4. Who drives by Greg's house three times while Win and Myron are inside?

5. Which of the following statements describes something Myron and Dimonte do not find in Carla's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Myron's history with Emily.

2. When Carla/Sally is found murdered, what things are found at her apartment and what do these things indicate about the dead woman?

3. What is Myron's history as a professional basketball player and what are the pros and cons of signing him as a player for the Dragons while he is investigating Greg Downing's disappearance?

4. Who is Norman Lowenstein and what relationship does he claim he has with Sally?

5. What does Esperanza tell Myron in Chapter Nine about the blood found on Greg's wall and what does this fact indicate about the source of the blood?

6. Describe Myron's encounter with the B Man in Chapter Seventeen.

7. Describe the rivalry between Myron and Greg Downing.

8. Why doesn't the New Jersey Dragons team want word of Greg's disappearance to leak to the press and what story do they use in the media to explain the fact that Greg is missing?

9. Describe Myron Bolitar's professional credentials and the kind of work he does.

10. How does the appearance of Emily's dog, Benny, in Chapter Nine compare to what Benny looked like the last time Myron saw him and what does the dog's altered appearance indicate?

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