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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. Why does Francine say they are meeting in a woods?

2. What is the name of Myron's mother?

3. Who does Mabel promise to find for Brenda?

4. Where does Horace work?

5. Why does the coach want Myron to play basketball?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Jessica tell Myron on the phone?

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

7. Why does Mabel think the two men after her brother are dangerous?

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

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

10. How does Norm Zuckerman want Myron to help?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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