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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 Mabel end the conversation?

2. Where does Myron take Brenda at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. Who drives past the Ritz diner as Myron talks to Neagly?

4. Where did Mabel work with Anita?

5. Which of Brenda's relations does she say is missing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Esperanza say she hates Jessica?

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

4. What does Jessica tell Myron on the phone?

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

6. How does McLaughlin say Horace died?

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

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

9. What does Win tell Myron about F.J. on the way to Brenda's practice?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1990s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the book.

1. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2. Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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