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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 do Myron and Brenda walk to in Chapter 17?

2. What is the name of Brenda's father?

3. How is Mabel related to Horace?

4. Why is Norm unhappy with Myron?

5. How does Myron know Horace?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the novel's prologue?

2. What information does Brenda have about her father's kidnapping?

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

4. What does Jessica tell Myron on the phone?

5. How does Myron know Brenda's father, Horace?

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

7. What new information does Mabel give Myron about Brenda's mother?

8. What does Myron tell Win he wants to accomplish from the case?

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

10. How does the author describe Deborah Whittaker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

ONE FALSE MOVE is part of the crime fiction genre.

1. What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2. How does Myron series fit into crime fiction? Does Coben introduce any new ideas?

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 dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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