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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 Win do when Myron comes to his apartment?
2. What does Win tell Myron?
3. Who is Big Cyndi?
4. Why would Esperanza know about the $200K withdrawal?
5. What happens when Myron defends Esperanza to Win?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Myron when Big Cyndi leaves him with Pat? Do you think it's plausible that he could have gotten away given the knife slashes and the cattle prod?
2. How did Myron react to the news of Clu's withdrawal? Do you think it was moral or ethical for Win to give Clu the money?
3. How did the press act about Esperanza's case? Do you think that was ethical of the press to act like that?
4. What happened when Myron found a brown envelope in his office? What do you think the message was?
5. What reason does FJ use to pressure Myron into selling MB Sports Reps?
6. How had things been going for Clu when Myron left on vacation and how did that change?
7. What do Myron and Win finally settle on as a possible reason for Clu's murder? Do you think their idea is plausible?
8. What happens as Myron is staring at the water?
9. What type of theme seems to be in evidence with Clu's life? Do you think Clu was a bad person?
10. Why does Myron insist that Hester is not the best lawyer for Esperanza?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly trace and analyze the theme of self-destruction.
2. Thoroughly trace and analyze the theme of violence.
3. Thoroughly trace and analyze the theme of illicit love.
Essay Topic 2
Myron tells Sophie that there was always a chance that Clu could relapse because most recovering drug abusers do.
1. Do you believe Myron is correct in saying that most recovering drug abusers usually relapse?
2. What do you think keeps a drug addict from relapsing?
3. Do you know of any drug addicts who have stayed clean for years? How did s/he do so?
Essay Topic 3
One of the themes in this novel is about justice. Discuss the following:
1. Trace and analyze the theme of justice throughout the novel. Give specific examples.
2. Sophie thinks she is gaining justice by her machinations to revenge Lucy's death. Is her plan just? Why or why not.
3. By the end of the novel, has justice been meted out to the guilty parties? Why or why not?
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