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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 do Dimonte and Myron find behind the dryer at Greg Downing's house in Chapter Twenty One?
2. Where does a strange woman approach Emily to blackmail her about something Greg has done?
3. Who does Myron think is Cole Whiteman, the leader of the Ravens Brigade?
4. Which of the following statements is not a factor Myron recognizes about the killer in the video?
5. In Chapter Twenty Nine, what does Dimonte tell Myron has hit the morning edition of the newspaper?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Esperanza handles Jason Blair's contract negotiations with the Red Sox and what her handling of the situation demonstrates about her character.
2. How does Cole Whiteman describe the murder that the Raven Brigade has been in hiding for since the Sixties?
3. Is there any evidence in the novel that Myron might still have feelings for Emily Downing?
4. Does Myron's meeting with Marty Felder in Chapter Twenty Eight solve any of the puzzles he's investigating or does it deepen the mysteries surrounding Greg Downing?
5. Describe Myron's playing in the Dragons game in Chapter Twenty Six and how the crowd reacts to it.
6. 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?
7. What evidence seems to indicate Emily Downing as Carla's killer and how does Emily explain this evidence to Myron in Chapter Thirty One?
8. What shocking secret is revealed on the tape Cole Whiteman sends Myron?
9. Explain how Win determines Clip Arnstein is lying about knowing Sally or Carla.
10. What facts in Chapter Twenty Two make Esperanza think Clip Arnstein knows more about Greg Downing's disappearance and Liz Gorman's murder than he has revealed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast at least three of the athletes or former athletes in the story: Big Cindi, Esperanza, TC Collins, Greg Downing, Leon White, and Myron Bolitar. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Fade Away takes place in present day New Jersey in the cultural milieu of professional basketball. Discuss how the geographical, chronological, and cultural settings affect the story and how the characters and story might differ if Harlan Coben had set the novel in in a different chronological or cultural setting. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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