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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 Myron's father?

2. Why does Myron leave Jessica by the roadside?

3. Where is Myron waiting in the epilogue?

4. Where does Myron drive to in Chapter 21?

5. Who does Myron want to speak to in West Orange?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mabel say Anita and Horace helped her?

2. How does Bradford say he dealt with Mabel?

3. What information does Francine give Myron in this section?

4. How does Mabel say she lured Brenda away to kill her?

5. Describe the fight between Myron and the Bradfords in this section.

6. How does Win persuade Jackson to talk?

7. What secret has Bradford been keeping all these years?

8. Why does Myron turn down Brenda?

9. How did the Bradfords cover up Elizabeth's death?

10. What does Arthur Bradford tell Myron about his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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