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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 did Horace use to cut the boy's Achilles tendons?
(a) Scissors.
(b) A saw.
(c) Shears.
(d) A breadknife.

2. What does the man ask Myron?
(a) If he has the money.
(b) If he has a cigarette.
(c) If he is happy.
(d) If he loved her.

3. Who does Brenda phone in Chapter 6?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her teacher.
(c) Her coach.
(d) Her aunt.

4. What is the name of Brenda's basketball team?
(a) The New Jersey Phillies.
(b) The New york Jets.
(c) The New Jersey Dolphins.
(d) The New York Torpedoes.

5. How does Win think they should deal with F.J. Ache?
(a) Frighten him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Bankrupt him.
(d) Maime him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Horace tie the two boys?

2. Where does Brenda say her mother ran away to?

3. In what part of his parents' house does Myron have his old room?

4. Who is waiting for Myron when he gets home in Chapter 19?

5. How does Myron know Horace?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Deborah Whittaker?

2. What does Mabel tell Myron about her son Terrance?

3. What do the Bradfords tell Myron in the library?

4. How does McLaughlin say Horace died?

5. What example does Brenda give of how protective her father could be?

6. What does Myron think he has achieved by visiting the Bradfords?

7. What does Bradford say he wants Myron to tell him?

8. What new information does Mabel give Myron about Brenda's mother?

9. How does Myron react to the detectives accusations that Brenda killed her father?

10. What do Myron and Brenda find in Horace's apartment?

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