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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. What does Myron take from Emily Downing's closet and confront Emily with in Chapter Thirty Two?
(a) A box of stolen money.
(b) A coat that matches the one in the video of Carla's killer.
(c) A gun.
(d) A compromising video of Greg with his mistress.

2. Who does Myron think may have cleaned up the blood in Greg Downing's basement?
(a) Clip Arnstein.
(b) Marty Felder.
(c) Calvin Johnson.
(d) Greg Downing.

3. Who do Win and Myron follow at Columbia University in Chapter Thirty Four?
(a) Leon White.
(b) TC Collins.
(c) Professor Sidney Bowman.
(d) Emily Downing.

4. In Chapter Twenty Three, how long does the B Man say it's been since Greg Downing last made a payment to him?
(a) A year.
(b) Two months.
(c) Five or six months.
(d) Five or six weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is unexpected about the killer on the videotape?

3. What does Dimonte call Myron to tell him at the end of Chapter Thirty?

4. Where does an anonymous female caller tell Dimonte to search for information about the murder?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain how Esperanza handles Jason Blair's contract negotiations with the Red Sox and what her handling of the situation demonstrates about her character.

4. In Chapter Twenty Four, what does Clip Arnstein admit to knowing about Sally/Carla and her relationship with Greg Downing?

5. 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?

6. Is there any evidence in the novel that Myron might still have feelings for Emily Downing?

7. Describe Myron's relationship with his parents.

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

9. Why does Marty Felder, Greg's agent, offer Myron a job?

10. Why does Myron take Audrey with him to meet the blackmailer?

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