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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. Who arrives at the cemetery to meet Myron?

2. Whose death has Esperanza researched for Myron?

3. What is Bradford doing when Myron meets him in Chapter 26?

4. What kind of column did Deborah Whittaker write?

5. Whose home does Myron arrive at in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Wickner kill himself?

4. How does Bradford say he dealt with Mabel?

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

6. What agreement does Myron come to with Esperanza in this section?

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

8. How does Myron react when he sees Jessica standing outside the cemetery?

9. How does Myron think Horace died?

10. What does Norm Zuckerman tell Myron at the end of Chapter 27?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Brenda's death affect Myron? How do you think their relationship would have developed? How does Brenda's death affect Myron's relationship with Julia?

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

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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