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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. When Win meets Maggie Mason in the stands before the game in Chapter Twenty Five, what is her response when he asks her why she lied about the last time she spoke to Greg?
(a) She says she doesn't want to lose her job.
(b) She refuses to answer Win's questions.
(c) She says she has proof Greg Downing murdered Carla.
(d) She doesn't want to be involved in Carla's murder case.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe Marty Felder?
(a) Wears a bright orange tie and orange socks.
(b) In his mid-fifties.
(c) Thinning gray hair plastered down.
(d) Movie star handsome.

3. Who is Sidney Bowman?
(a) One of Emily Downing's old boyfriends.
(b) A member of the Dragons basketball team.
(c) A professor from whom Carla rents her apartment.
(d) A member of the Raven Brigade.

4. Who calls the B Man Orville?
(a) The B Man's two thugs.
(b) The B Man's girlfriend.
(c) Win.
(d) Myron.

5. How does Emily respond when Greg accuses her of planting the blood and the baseball bat at Greg's house?
(a) She admits to killing Carla herself.
(b) She says she did it because she knows Greg killed Carla.
(c) She claims Clip Arnstein asked her to plant the items.
(d) She denies doing it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Win's investment company office located in relation to Myron's sports agency office?

2. On the way to the arena at the beginning of Chapter Four, to what kind of music do Win and Myron listen?

3. Where does the person Win and Myron follow at Columbia University take them?

4. Why is Jason Blair unhappy with Esperanza in Chapter Twenty Nine?

5. What kind of car does Myron drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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