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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 is the likelihood that another baby of Myron and Emily will be a bone marrow match for Jeremy?

2. What word describes the Lex Family?

3. How does Susan Lex receive Myron at her office?

4. Why isn't Jeremy's sister a bone marrow match?

5. How does Stan Gibbs react to Myron's mentioning of Dennis Lex?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the book opens, with whom is Myron meeting? What are Myron and this person concerned about?

2. What information does Bruce Taylor give Myron concerning Stan Gibbs.

3. Where does Myron run and why?

4. Why does Suzze T agree to take the Rack Enterprises deal?

5. How does Myron's meeting with Susan Lex go?

6. As the first five chapters unfold, what type of person is Myron shown to be?

7. Why does Myron agree to go to Emily's house?

8. Who in Stan's life was recently murdered?

9. In Chapter Thirteen, what frightening message does Myron receive?

10. Who does Myron pick up at the airport? What do Myron and this person realize about their relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, many themes are present in Darkest Fear: Revenge, Death, Dark Secrets, and Father/Son Relationships. Which theme do you think is the most important in the book? Explain why this theme remains prevalent as you read the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

1. Describe Myron Bolitar as the protagonist of the Darkest Fear.

2. What makes this Sports Agent character stand out as a Twenty-first century mystery solver?

3. What qualities does Myron have that make him a good protagonist for this novel?

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