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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 does Myron want to speak to in West Orange?

2. Why does Esperanza claim to hate Jessica?

3. What are the names of Bradford's two body guards?

4. Why is Myron angry with Win in Chapter 29?

5. What will happen to Anita if she comes back to see Brenda?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Wickner tell Myron about Elizabeth Bradford's death?

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

5. How is Brenda's body discovered?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Wickner kill himself?

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

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1990s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

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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