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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 refuse to accept from Greg?

2. With whom does Myron plan on meeting at his office?

3. In what does Ellen wish for her husband, Al, to participate?

4. Who has Myron discovered to be the true Sow the Seeds Killer?

5. How long ago did Stan's father disappear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Myron upset and angry after meeting George Garston?

2. What do Myron and Emily consider once they speak with Dr. Singh and realize that they cannot harvest bone marrow from Edwin?

3. How does Win protect Myron when Susan Lex's people corner Myron?

4. What does Myron do to Susan Lex?

5. What does Greg admit to Myron about Emily?

6. What continues to shock Myron regarding Stan Gibbs and Susan Lex?

7. What don't Myron and the FBI understand about Stan Gibbs?

8. What dark family secret has Susan Lex been hiding for years?

9. What does Myron notice at Melina's house that seems weird?

10. How does Myron act after Greg is hit by a bullet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What other characters manipulate the facts to achieve their desires?

Discuss how three of the following characters manipulate others in the novel to get what they want:

Win

Stan Gibbs

Eric Ford

Susan Lex

Myron

Essay Topic 2

1. Explain Myron's disgust over the death of Melina Garston.

2. Why is Myron taken with Melina and her family?

3. What about Melina's family reminds Myron of his own family?

Essay Topic 3

American culture is extremely obsessed with youth and looks. Do you think this is why so many people, like Al Bolitar, are afraid to age? Are Al's worries more philosophical than vain? Is death or old age his ultimate fear?

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