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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 Horace work?

2. Who did the caller want Brenda to retain as her agent?

3. Who drives past the Ritz diner as Myron talks to Neagly?

4. Who does Myron want Win to arrange a meeting with?

5. Who do the detectives think killed Horace?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Esperanza say she hates Jessica?

2. What happens in the novel's prologue?

3. What does Myron think he has achieved by visiting the Bradfords?

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

5. What does Brenda remember about the lawyer her father had been contacting?

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

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

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

9. How does McLaughlin say Horace died?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the criminal mind.

1) In what ways is Anita the perfect example of a criminal mind?

2) How much research do you think was needed to make Mabel a realistic criminal?

3) How does Coben develop Mabel's character to make her realistic as a murderer and psychopath?

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