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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 Myron take from Emily Downing's closet and confront Emily with in Chapter Thirty Two?

2. Who does the B Man have Esperanza call on speakerphone and have come down to Myron's office?

3. How much money does the woman want Emily to pay her to keep silent about the secret she supposedly has about Greg?

4. To what classic television cop show duo do Myron and Dimonte liken themselves?

5. What happens when the coach puts Myron into the game in Chapter Twenty Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Myron think Leon White's wife, Fiona, might be involved with Greg Downing?

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

4. Why does Esperanza think the Raven Brigade came to New York and what does she do to investigate her theory?

5. Describe Myron's relationship with his parents.

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

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. Why does Esperanza become concerned about Myron when she receives the list of people whose safe-deposit boxes were robbed in Tucson?

9. Why does Greg hide out at TC Collins' house?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg Downing and T.C. Collins are star players for the New Jersey Dragons. Compare and contrast the ways they react to their fame. What are the drawbacks, if any, to their superstar status? What are the perks of their superstar status? Does their celebrity status affect their morality in any way? What do you think the author of the novel is trying to say about the celebrity status of professional athletes and the effects of celebrity on athletes through his depiction of these two characters? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Myron's relationship with Jessica and his relationship with Emily. Is there any evidence in the story that Myron still has romantic feelings for Emily or that Emily still has romantic feelings for him? How does Jessica respond when Myron tells her he'll be seeing Emily again as part of his investigation into Greg's disappearance? Does Jessica seem jealous of his relationship with Emily? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

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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