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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. Who is the general manager of the New Jersey Dragons?
2. Which of the following statements describes something Myron and Dimonte do not find in Carla's apartment?
3. Where do Win and Myron find blood at the end of Chapter Three?
4. What kind of car does Dimonte drive?
5. Who is the owner of the New Jersey Dragons?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain what's ironic about the crowd chanting Myron's name and wanting him in the game the first night he plays for the Dragons.
2. 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?
3. Why does Win want Myron to watch the videotape of his knee injury?
4. Who is Norman Lowenstein and what relationship does he claim he has with Sally?
5. Describe Myron's relationship with Jessica.
6. How do the Dragons coaches feel about Myron being signed to the Dragons?
7. 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?
8. What does TC Collins think about fame and why does he act and dress so outrageously, i.e. with multiple tattoos and piercings?
9. When Carla/Sally is found murdered, what things are found at her apartment and what do these things indicate about the dead woman?
10. What do Win and Myron discover in Greg Downing's basement and what does their discovery imply?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Fade Away is a mystery/thriller. Discuss what factors in the plot, setting, themes, and characters identify this novel as a mystery thriller. Are there any ways in which the novel is atypical for its genre? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the humor in Fade Away. What characters and other aspects of the novel contribute to the novel's humorous tone? In what ways do you think humor strengthens the plot or characterization in the novel? Is humor a typical or atypical component of a mystery novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the depiction of women in Fade Away. What professions do the women in the novel have? What is the relationship of the female characters in the story to the male characters, i.e. are the female characters subordinate to the men and in traditional female roles or are any of the women in dominant and/or nontraditional roles? Give examples of how the novel's female characters exhibit typical or atypical gender role behavior for the era in which the novel is set. What do you think Harlan Coben is trying to say about women through the novel's female characters? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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