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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 happens when Myron leaves the courthouse?

2. Why are Myron and the woman at the beach?

3. What does Myron insist about Esperanza's case?

4. What does Myron want to investigate about Clu?

5. What does the picture do as he is watching it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How had things been going for Clu when Myron left on vacation and how did that change?

2. What happens when Myron returns to Win's apartment from the club? Do you think Win was wrong for laughing at Myron?

3. What does Myron tell Esperanza when he next sees her? Why do you think he said it?

4. Who does Myron first meet at the Take a Guess club and what happens in that encounter? Do you think he had a right to know if the person was a man or woman?

5. 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?

6. How did the press act about Esperanza's case? Do you think that was ethical of the press to act like that?

7. What does Win tell Myron?

8. What happens when Myron sees Esperanza? Why do you think she won't talk to Myron?

9. Why does Myron insist that Hester is not the best lawyer for Esperanza?

10. Explain why you think Hester is an example of a strong, smart, and powerful woman.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This novel belongs to the mystery/detective genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the term literary genre and explain why this novel would be considered a mystery/detective.

2. Discuss some of the characteristics of a mystery/detective genre, citing examples from the book.

3. Do you think some genres are more "literary" than others? Why or why not? Explain with examples.

4. What do you think is the purpose of classifying a work of fiction into a particular genre?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Clu Haid kills himself after it seems his life is falling apart. Discuss the following:

1. Does it make sense that Haid kills himself? Why or why not?

2. If Clu has been clean and his drug test shows positive, why do you think Clu does not demand a new drug test since he would know if he had been using.

3. Does it sometimes seem that a person kills themselves when they think they have no options left? Do you think Clu feels this way before he dies?

4. Do you believe Clu's wife's affair contributed to his suicide? Why or why not.

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