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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 the blackmailer demand that Myron leave in his car before exiting it?
(a) His knife.
(b) His gun.
(c) His tape recorder.
(d) Audrey.

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

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

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

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's not good enough for the NBA.
(c) He has what it takes to be a superstar.
(d) He's too slow to compete at the pro level.

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 Emily's reaction when Myron tells her about Greg's gambling?

3. How much money does the woman want Emily to pay her to keep silent about the secret she supposedly has about Greg?

4. Which of the following statements does not describe Marty Felder?

5. Who does the B Man have Esperanza call on speakerphone and have come down to Myron's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the bat found behind Greg Downing's dryer and the fingerprints found at Carla's apartment indicate about Downing's possible involvement in her murder?

2. Who does Cole Whiteman tell Myron he saw coming in and out of Carla's apartment on the day of her murder and what convinces Whiteman that Greg Downing is not Carla's killer?

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

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

5. What in Chapter Twenty Nine lets Myron know that Esperanza is trying to be nice to him after his bad game the previous day?

6. Why does Esperanza think the Raven Brigade came to New York and what does she do to investigate her theory?

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

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

9. Why does Esperanza become concerned about Myron when she receives the list of people whose safe-deposit boxes were robbed in Tucson?

10. What does Myron find out about Fiona White's involvement with Greg Downing?

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