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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 is the name of the man following Neagly?

2. What is the name of Arthur's brother?

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

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

5. What kind of food do Jessica and Myron eat for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Whittaker tell Myron about Elizabeth?

2. How does the author describe Deborah Whittaker?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Norm Zuckerman want Myron to help?

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

9. What happens in the novel's prologue?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the book.

1. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2. Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Pick two characters from the book and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interactions with each other?

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