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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. 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 his new contract signing bonus.
(c) With money from an endorsement deal.
(d) From the sale of his luxurious home and cars.

2. Where do the B Man and two of his thugs show up to find Myron in Chapter Twenty Three?
(a) Greg Downing's home.
(b) The Dragons' locker room.
(c) Myron's sports agency office.
(d) Jessica's apartment.

3. What is unexpected about the killer on the videotape?
(a) It's Greg Downing.
(b) It's a woman.
(c) It's a teenager.
(d) It's Esperanza.

4. While studying the Raven Brigade photo, of whom does Cole Whitman, the patrician-featured Ravens' leader, remind Myron?
(a) TC Collins.
(b) Win.
(c) Greg Downing.
(d) Clip Arnstein.

5. What does Myron realize about his playing ability in Chapter Twenty Six?
(a) He plays at a professional level but needs more practice.
(b) He has what it takes to be a superstar.
(c) He's too slow to compete at the pro level.
(d) He's not good enough for the NBA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose fingerprints does Dimonte find by the door frame at Carla's apartment?

2. 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?

3. What is the crowd's reaction to Myron's playing in Chapter Twenty Six?

4. Who is Jason Blair?

5. Why does Cole Whitman say that Greg Downing could not have killed Carla?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clip's statement in Chapter Twenty Four about Greg Downing having learned his lesson about violence years before foreshadow?

2. What does Esperanza think brought Carla/Sally to New York?

3. Does Myron's meeting with Marty Felder in Chapter Twenty Eight solve any of the puzzles he's investigating or does it deepen the mysteries surrounding Greg Downing?

4. How does Myron figure out where to find Cole Whiteman and what alias Cole is currently using?

5. Describe Myron's playing in the Dragons game in Chapter Twenty Six and how the crowd reacts to it.

6. How does Cole Whiteman describe the murder that the Raven Brigade has been in hiding for since the Sixties?

7. When Myron tells Win that Jessica has asked him to move in with her, why doesn't Win respond immediately?

8. What evidence seems to indicate Emily Downing as Carla's killer and how does Emily explain this evidence to Myron in Chapter Thirty One?

9. Why does Win go to Arizona at the end of the novel?

10. Explain how Win determines Clip Arnstein is lying about knowing Sally or Carla.

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