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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 Milo remember Reese beating up one night?

2. Who becomes agitated during the discussion of Raymond's disappearance when talking with friends?

3. When Raymond goes missing, what project is he in the middle of working on?

4. Who does Milo put on Nickie's case?

5. Where does Milo try to force Elton to answer questions about Raymond?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Milo go in order to meet his friends? Describe his friends.

2. Discuss Simon's involvement with Nickie's case.

3. What does Milo do with the money Nickie gives him and what does Milo arrange for Nickie's case?

4. Describe Simon and the impression he gives others about himself.

5. Where does Mindy inform Milo that Reese is staying, and what type of place is it?

6. Discuss what Milo learns about Raymond from a friend of his father's in "Chapter 7".

7. Why does Nickie want to hire Milo for a job?

8. When Milo travels to Elton's house, what happens?

9. Why does Helen hire Milo to work the case of Raymond's disappearance?

10. When Milo corner's Elton at his car, what occurs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Wrong Case" contains a first person writing style. Discuss the benefits of this writing technique and also why this technique may have been used by the author, James Crumley.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that divorce laws play in the story and how this affects Milo and his work.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of fate in the story, and how fate is left in Milo's hands when he agrees to kill the murder(s) of Simon, Raymond and Elton.

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