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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 Myron tell Jessica he is not himself?

2. What did the Bradfords leave on Myron's bed?

3. How does Big Cyndi greet Myron outside his office?

4. Where does Chance tell Myron to wait?

5. Who does Bradford say is his daughter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What new information does Win give Myron on the way to meeting Clay Jackson?

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

6. Why does Mabel say she killed Anita, Horace and Brenda?

7. Why does the picnic prove a welcome distraction for Brenda and Myron?

8. What problems is Myron faced with when he first arrives at Wickner's cabin?

9. Why doesn't Al like the Bradfords?

10. How is Brenda's body discovered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Myron's methods as a detective.

1) What is the evidence that leads to Myron solving the case?

2) What mistakes does Myron make during the course of the story? How does he rectify his mistakes?

Essay Topic 2

How does Wickner's death guilt affect his life? Why does he decide suicide is his only option? What would have happened to him if he had exposed the Bradford family earlier?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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