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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 kind of food do Jessica and Myron eat for dinner?

2. What is the name of Horace's supervisor?

3. Where does Myron drive to in Chapter 7?

4. What is the name of the man following Neagly?

5. Who did Horace have lunch with at the Holiday Inn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Win tell Myron about F.J. on the way to Brenda's practice?

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

4. How does Myron react to the detectives accusations that Brenda killed her father?

5. What has Esperanza found out about Elizabeth's death?

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

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

8. Why does F.J. threaten Myron in Chapter 10?

9. What happens in the novel's prologue?

10. What do the Bradfords tell Myron in the library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters in the book and discuss how he or she would cope in two of the following scenarios:

1. Brenda murdered her father.

2. Myron kills one of the Bradfords.

3. Anita is found alive.

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