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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. Where does Myron know Neagley from?

2. What two things does Brenda find in her father's locker?

3. What university does Brenda attend?

4. Why does Myron not want to make Esperanza his partner?

5. Where does Brenda say her mother ran away to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What new information does Brenda give Myron in this section?

2. What does Myron say about her relationship with her mother?

3. What does Myron find out about the Bradfords in the library?

4. Why does Esperanza say she hates Jessica?

5. Why do the police think Brenda killed her father?

6. How does Norm Zuckerman want Myron to help?

7. What agreement do Slaughter and Myron come to in Chapter 1?

8. What example does Brenda give of how protective her father could be?

9. What do Myron and Brenda find in Horace's apartment?

10. How does Myron deal with Mario's attack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

How does Wickner's death guilt affect his life? Why does he decide suicide is his only option? What would have happened to him if he had exposed the Bradford family earlier?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1990s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

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