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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. What does Myron accuse Mabel of?

2. What are the names of the criminals Arthur thinks Myron is connected with?

3. Who does Win think Myron is in love with?

4. How does Mabel say she led Brenda away from basketball practice?

5. Who does Norm say has disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. What new information does Win give Myron on the way to meeting Clay Jackson?

2. Why does Wickner kill himself?

3. Why do the detectives say they want to speak to Brenda?

4. How did the Bradfords cover up Elizabeth's death?

5. Describe the fight between Myron and the Bradfords in this section.

6. How is Brenda's body discovered?

7. How does Mabel say Anita and Horace helped her?

8. How does Mabel say she lured Brenda away to kill her?

9. What does Brenda tell Myron about the last time she saw her father?

10. What does Arthur say is the truth about Elizabeth's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Arthur's feelings for Brenda.

1) How did not having a real relationship with Brenda affect Arthur?

2) How does Brenda's death affect Arthur?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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