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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. Who did Myron live with before moving in with Jessica?

2. Who does Myron think may have killed Horace?

3. Who does Myron research at the library?

4. What did Horace die from?

5. Where did Mabel work with Anita?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Myron say about her relationship with her mother?

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

3. Why does F.J. threaten Myron in Chapter 10?

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

5. What does Myron tell Win he wants to accomplish from the case?

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

7. What new information does Zuckerman give Myron in Chapter 8?

8. How does Myron know Brenda's father, Horace?

9. How does McLaughlin say Horace died?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

ONE FALSE MOVE is part of the crime fiction genre.

1. What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2. How does Myron series fit into crime fiction? Does Coben introduce any new ideas?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the criminal mind.

1) In what ways is Anita the perfect example of a criminal mind?

2) How much research do you think was needed to make Mabel a realistic criminal?

3) How does Coben develop Mabel's character to make her realistic as a murderer and psychopath?

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