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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 does the person tell Win over the phone?

2. Where do the police look for the missing boy?

3. What is Sam reading in Chapter 26?

4. Whose death has Esperanza researched for Myron?

5. What is the name of the detective Myron wants to meet in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Wickner kill himself?

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

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

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

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

8. What do Win and Myron find out about Brenda in Chapter 35?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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