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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. Whose death has Esperanza researched for Myron?

2. Why does Myron leave Jessica by the roadside?

3. What does Win do to Clay's face?

4. Why does Esperanza claim to hate Jessica?

5. Who does Bradford say is his daughter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Brenda's body discovered?

5. Describe the fight between Myron and the Bradfords in this section.

6. How does Win persuade Jackson to talk?

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

8. How did Myron realize Mabel had been lying to him?

9. Why does Myron turn down Brenda?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Myron's character across the whole series.

1. How does the author develop Myron's character across the whole series?

2. What new elements does ONE FALSE MOVE add to Myron's character?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

ONE FALSE MOVE is part of the crime fiction genre.

1. What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2. How does Myron series fit into crime fiction? Does Coben introduce any new ideas?

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