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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 does Myron know Horace?

2. What does Brenda say her father emptied before he left?

3. What does Campbell ask Brenda to do?

4. Where is Myron waiting in the prologue?

5. Where do Win and Myron travel to in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does McLaughlin say Horace died?

2. Why does Esperanza say she hates Jessica?

3. Why does Mabel think the two men after her brother are dangerous?

4. How does Myron confuse the Bradfords as he leaves their estate?

5. What does Brenda remember about the lawyer her father had been contacting?

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

7. What do Myron and Brenda find in Horace's locker?

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

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

10. What has Esperanza found out about Elizabeth's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the book and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interactions with each other?

Essay Topic 2

How does Brenda's death affect Myron? How do you think their relationship would have developed? How does Brenda's death affect Myron's relationship with Julia?

Essay Topic 3

The author wrote ONE FALSE MOVE in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

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