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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. Why does Marty say he made the videotape?

2. How does Emily respond when Greg accuses her of planting the blood and the baseball bat at Greg's house?

3. What problem does Esperanza tell Myron that Jason Blair has?

4. Who reveals that he has been disguised as the blackmailer?

5. What is the crowd's reaction to Myron's playing in Chapter Twenty Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Myron take Audrey with him to meet the blackmailer?

2. What shocking secret is revealed on the tape Cole Whiteman sends Myron?

3. Describe Myron's relationship with his parents.

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

5. How does Cole Whiteman describe the murder that the Raven Brigade has been in hiding for since the Sixties?

6. Why does Win go to Arizona at the end of the novel?

7. Describe Myron's playing in the Dragons game in Chapter Twenty Six and how the crowd reacts to it.

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

9. How does Myron figure out where to find Cole Whiteman and what alias Cole is currently using?

10. What does Esperanza think brought Carla/Sally to New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jessica's relationship with Myron and how it changes or grows during the course of the novel. How does Myron's return to professional basketball affect their relationship? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Myron's relationship with Jessica and his relationship with Emily. Is there any evidence in the story that Myron still has romantic feelings for Emily or that Emily still has romantic feelings for him? How does Jessica respond when Myron tells her he'll be seeing Emily again as part of his investigation into Greg's disappearance? Does Jessica seem jealous of his relationship with Emily? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

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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