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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 does Myron think called him with the electronically altered voice?
2. Which of the following statements does not describe Marty Felder?
3. Why does Myron tell Audrey he wants her to accompany him to the meeting with the blackmailer?
4. Where does the person Win and Myron follow at Columbia University take them?
5. Why does Calvin say Carla contacted him and Clip?
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. Why does Marty Felder, Greg's agent, offer Myron a job?
3. 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?
4. Why does Esperanza think the Raven Brigade came to New York and what does she do to investigate her theory?
5. In Chapter Twenty Four, what does Clip Arnstein admit to knowing about Sally/Carla and her relationship with Greg Downing?
6. 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?
7. Why does Myron take Audrey with him to meet the blackmailer?
8. How does Myron figure out where to find Cole Whiteman and what alias Cole is currently using?
9. How does Cole Whiteman describe the murder that the Raven Brigade has been in hiding for since the Sixties?
10. Is there any evidence in the novel that Myron might still have feelings for Emily Downing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Three separate groups are looking for Greg Downing in this novel: Myron and Win, Dimonte and the police, and B Man and his thugs. Compare and contrast the three groups and their searches. Include the reason each group is searching for Greg, the methods each group uses to find the missing man, and how the groups interact with each other. Which group or groups seem more efficient at uncovering clues and discovering what is going on with Greg? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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
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.
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