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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Norman Lowenstein, a homeless man, claim to be?
2. What is Carla's real name?
3. How did the B Man get his nickname?
4. What is Myron's favorite drink?
5. Which of the following statements does not describe Big Cyndi?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the appearance of Emily's dog, Benny, in Chapter Nine compare to what Benny looked like the last time Myron saw him and what does the dog's altered appearance indicate?
2. What behaviors of Greg Downing's described by Clip Arnstein in Chapter One make Downing an unconventional professional basketball player?
3. Who is Norman Lowenstein and what relationship does he claim he has with Sally?
4. Why doesn't the New Jersey Dragons team want word of Greg's disappearance to leak to the press and what story do they use in the media to explain the fact that Greg is missing?
5. What does Dimonte reveal to Myron at the end of Chapter Twenty and what does his revelation indicate?
6. Describe Myron's encounter with the B Man in Chapter Seventeen.
7. What ulterior motives does Audrey have when she gets a ride home from Myron in Chapter Sixteen?
8. Describe Myron's relationship with Jessica.
9. Why does Myron feel he owes something to Greg Downing?
10. Why does Win want Myron to watch the videotape of his knee injury?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Fade Away, some of the ways the media is portrayed are through Audrey Wilson, who is a sports writer, and through the endorsement deal Greg Downing gets with Forte sneakers. Discuss the influence of the media in this novel. What do you think the author is trying to say about the role of the media in the world of professional sports? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Fade Away contains a number of instances of foreshadowing. Cite three examples of foreshadowing in the plays and how it is used to indicate events to come.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Win and his role as the protagonist's sidekick in the novel. What are his character strengths and flaws? How do these strengths and flaws help and hinder him during the story? In what ways is Win helpful to Myron in the story? Is there any way(s) in which Win is not helpful to Myron in the story? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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