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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. Which member of the Dragons basketball team has a party in Chapter Fifteen?
2. What is Esperanza studying at night at NYU?
3. Who offers to take Myron to Carla's apartment?
4. Why isn't Myron playing for the Celtics now?
5. Why doesn't Donny Walsh, the Dragons' head coach, like Myron being signed as a player?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information do Myron and Win uncover about Carla at the Swiss Chalet in Chapter Six?
2. Why is Emily upset when she learns of Greg's endorsement deal with Forte Sneakers?
3. 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?
4. How do the Dragons coaches feel about Myron being signed to the Dragons?
5. Who is Norman Lowenstein and what relationship does he claim he has with Sally?
6. What does TC Collins think about fame and why does he act and dress so outrageously, i.e. with multiple tattoos and piercings?
7. How does Myron think his basketball practice goes in Chapter Fourteen, and how does TC Collins think Myron's practice goes?
8. Explain the significance of the firm for which Maggie Mason works to Greg Downing's disappearance.
9. Explain Myron's history with Emily.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Myron Bolitar and his role as the novel's protagonist. What are his character strengths and flaws? How do these strengths and flaws help and hinder him during the story? In what ways is Myron typical and in what ways is he atypical for a protagonist? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Fade Away takes place in present day New Jersey in the cultural milieu of professional basketball. Discuss how the geographical, chronological, and cultural settings affect the story and how the characters and story might differ if Harlan Coben had set the novel in in a different chronological or cultural setting. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
What are the major themes of this novel? Discuss at least three. Tell what you think the author is trying to say about each theme and how he depicts it. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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