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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. How many children does Emily have?

2. What conclusion do the items in Carla's apartment lead Myron and Dimonte to come to about her death?

3. What place does Myron visit in Chapter Eleven that has a sign outside it that says "do not feed the rats"?

4. At the beginning of Chapter Sixteen, what does Audrey tell Myron she thinks is the reason the Dragons signed him?

5. Why isn't Myron playing for the Celtics now?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Myron think that Carla and Sally Guerro are the same person?

2. Why does Win want Myron to watch the videotape of his knee injury?

3. What tale does Myron use to find out who used the phone at the Parkview Diner to call Greg Downing shortly before Downing disappeared?

4. What does Dimonte reveal to Myron at the end of Chapter Twenty and what does his revelation indicate?

5. Why is Emily upset when she learns of Greg's endorsement deal with Forte Sneakers?

6. Who is Norman Lowenstein and what relationship does he claim he has with Sally?

7. What discoveries does Win make about Greg Downing in Chapter Twenty?

8. 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?

9. Explain Myron's history with Emily.

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Myron Bolitar's relationship with Greg Downing in Fade Away. What is the history of their relationship? Are there any differences in the way Greg sees the relationship and the way Myron sees it? How does the relationship change during the course of the novel? Are there any ways in which Greg and Myron are foil characters for each other? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Fade Away contains a number of instances of foreshadowing. Cite three examples of foreshadowing in the plays and how it is used to indicate events to come.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the humor in Fade Away. What characters and other aspects of the novel contribute to the novel's humorous tone? In what ways do you think humor strengthens the plot or characterization in the novel? Is humor a typical or atypical component of a mystery novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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