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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 two things does Brenda find in her father's locker?

2. What sport does Brenda play?

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

4. What did the police investigation reveal about Elizabeth's death?

5. What is the name of Brenda's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Whittaker tell Myron about Elizabeth?

6. How does the author describe Deborah Whittaker?

7. How does McLaughlin say Horace died?

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

9. What does Mabel tell Myron about her son Terrance?

10. How does Norm Zuckerman want Myron to help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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