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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. How does Win think they should deal with F.J. Ache?

2. Where do Myron and Brenda walk to in Chapter 17?

3. Who does Myron research at the library?

4. What kind of tattoo does the man after Horace have on his arm?

5. What part of the estate do Myron and Win meet the Bradfords?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the novel's prologue?

2. Why does Esperanza say she hates Jessica?

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

4. What new information does Zuckerman give Myron in Chapter 8?

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

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

7. How does Norm Zuckerman want Myron to help?

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

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

10. What does Bradford say he wants Myron to tell him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Athur's feelings for Elizabeth.

1) How did Elizabeth's mental illness affect Arthur?

2) How do the students think their relationship would have developed if she were not mentally ill?

3) How much was Elizabeth's mental illness responsible for Arthur having an affair with Anita?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Myron's character across the whole series.

1. How does the author develop Myron's character across the whole series?

2. What new elements does ONE FALSE MOVE add to Myron's character?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Myron's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Myron hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Myron's ideas about life?

3. How has Myron's character changed by the end of the book?

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