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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. For which government agency has Myron done work in the past?
2. What is Greg Downing's connection to the B Man?
3. Why isn't Myron playing for the Celtics now?
4. Which of the following statements describes something Myron and Dimonte do not find in Carla's apartment?
5. Where have Greg Downing's ex-wife, Emily, and his children been living since the divorce?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why doesn't the New Jersey Dragons team want word of Greg's disappearance to leak to the press and what story do they use in the media to explain the fact that Greg is missing?
2. Describe Myron's relationship with Jessica.
3. What does Dimonte reveal to Myron at the end of Chapter Twenty and what does his revelation indicate?
4. What do Win and Myron discover in Greg Downing's bedroom and what does their discovery imply?
5. Why does Myron feel he owes something to Greg Downing?
6. What does Dimonte ask Myron about the kind of people with which Greg Downing associates and what does his question indicate the police have found?
7. What does Esperanza tell Myron in Chapter Nine about the blood found on Greg's wall and what does this fact indicate about the source of the blood?
8. Describe Myron Bolitar's professional credentials and the kind of work he does.
9. What is Myron's history as a professional basketball player and what are the pros and cons of signing him as a player for the Dragons while he is investigating Greg Downing's disappearance?
10. Why is Emily upset when she learns of Greg's endorsement deal with Forte Sneakers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Myron Bolitar's re-entry into professional basketball as a player. What does Clip Arnstein hope Myron's playing again will accomplish? What does Myron hope his playing again will accomplish? What does Jessica hope Myron's playing again will accomplish? What do Win, and Esperanza fear Myron's playing again will accomplish? How good of a player does Myron think he is and how good of a player is he in reality? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Greg Downing and T.C. Collins are star players for the New Jersey Dragons. Compare and contrast the ways they react to their fame. What are the drawbacks, if any, to their superstar status? What are the perks of their superstar status? Does their celebrity status affect their morality in any way? What do you think the author of the novel is trying to say about the celebrity status of professional athletes and the effects of celebrity on athletes through his depiction of these two characters? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Myron Bolitar and his role as the novel's protagonist. What are his character strengths and flaws? How do these strengths and flaws help and hinder him during the story? In what ways is Myron typical and in what ways is he atypical for a protagonist? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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