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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 Arthur say Elizabeth killed herself?

2. Where do Win and Myron drive to in Chapter 28?

3. Why does Myron leave Jessica by the roadside?

4. Who arrives at the cemetery to meet Myron?

5. Why does Myron think Mabel killed Anita?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Myron change Mabel's cautious attitude in Chapter 37?

2. How is Brenda's body discovered?

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

4. Why do the detectives say they want to speak to Brenda?

5. How does Bradford say he dealt with Mabel?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Brenda tell Myron about the last time she saw her father?

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

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

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?

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