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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 is Clip Arnstein's response when Myron asks if he knows Carla, Sally Guerro, or Liz Gorman?
(a) Clip knows Liz Gorman is a member of the Raven Brigade.
(b) Clip denies knowing anyone by either name.
(c) Clip says Carla was Greg's girlfriend.
(d) Clip says Sally Guerro was Greg's girlfriend.

2. Why does Calvin say Carla contacted him and Clip?
(a) To blackmail them about something Greg Downing's done.
(b) To tell them something about Greg Downing's ex wife.
(c) To interview Greg Downing for a magazine article.
(d) To apply for a job in the Dragons' office.

3. What is Win's response when Myron tells him Jessica wants Myron to move in with her?
(a) Win says he's not one to ask about such things.
(b) Win tells Myron he doesn't think it's a good idea.
(c) Win ignores the subject.
(d) Win congratulates Myron & expresses support for the idea.

4. Who is Jason Blair?
(a) One of the B Man's thugs.
(b) One of Emily Downing's old boyfriends.
(c) A baseball player & one of Myron's sports agency clients.
(d) A member of the Dragons basketball team.

5. What do Dimonte and Myron find behind the dryer at Greg Downing's house in Chapter Twenty One?
(a) Greg Downing's corpse.
(b) A baseball bat covered with blood, the murder weapon.
(c) A giant rat.
(d) More money with sequential serial numbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Myron while Audrey Wilson is with him to overhear in Chapter Thirty Seven?

2. Who calls the B Man Orville?

3. Why does Marty say he made the videotape?

4. What happens when the coach puts Myron into the game in Chapter Twenty Six?

5. Who is Sidney Bowman?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What facts in Chapter Twenty Two make Esperanza think Clip Arnstein knows more about Greg Downing's disappearance and Liz Gorman's murder than he has revealed?

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

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

5. Why does Greg hide out at TC Collins' house?

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

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

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

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

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

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