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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the coach puts Myron into the game in Chapter Twenty Six?
(a) Myron scores numerous baskets.
(b) Myron injures his knee again.
(c) The man Myron guards scores 11 points.
(d) Myron is afraid to play and has a panic attack.

2. Who do Win and Myron follow at Columbia University in Chapter Thirty Four?
(a) Leon White.
(b) Emily Downing.
(c) TC Collins.
(d) Professor Sidney Bowman.

3. Why does Marty say he made the videotape?
(a) As a marketing tool to show potential clients.
(b) To help Greg quit gambling.
(c) To counter Emily's allegations that Greg abused their children.
(d) As a tool to calm Greg who frequently doubts his star power.

4. Whose fingerprints does Dimonte find by the door frame at Carla's apartment?
(a) Calvin Johnson's.
(b) Greg Downing's.
(c) Emily Downing's.
(d) Leon White's.

5. What terrible secret does Myron learn from the contents of the manilla envelope?
(a) Emily Downing has murdered Greg Downing.
(b) Greg Downing paid Burt Wesson to injure Myron's knee.
(c) Clip Arnstein has mudered Greg Downing.
(d) Greg Downing and Myron's girlfriend Jessica are in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to Clip and Calvin, who else does Myron recall he has told about the blood in Greg Downing's basement?

2. What does Myron realize about his playing ability in Chapter Twenty Six?

3. Where does Myron find Greg Downing hiding out at the end of the book?

4. What is Emily's reaction when Myron tells her about Greg's gambling?

5. What does Dimonte say Sidney Bowman spends most of his spare time doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Esperanza become concerned about Myron when she receives the list of people whose safe-deposit boxes were robbed in Tucson?

2. What happens when the B Man visits Myron at his office in Chapter Twenty-Three?

3. Why does Marty Felder, Greg's agent, offer Myron a job?

4. Who does Cole Whiteman tell Myron he saw coming in and out of Carla's apartment on the day of her murder and what convinces Whiteman that Greg Downing is not Carla's killer?

5. What evidence seems to indicate Emily Downing as Carla's killer and how does Emily explain this evidence to Myron in Chapter Thirty One?

6. Explain how Esperanza handles Jason Blair's contract negotiations with the Red Sox and what her handling of the situation demonstrates about her character.

7. Why does Esperanza think the Raven Brigade came to New York and what does she do to investigate her theory?

8. When Myron tells Win that Jessica has asked him to move in with her, why doesn't Win respond immediately?

9. Is there any evidence in the novel that Myron might still have feelings for Emily Downing?

10. Explain how Win determines Clip Arnstein is lying about knowing Sally or Carla.

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