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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 Fanconi Anemia?

2. What does Myron refuse to do with Terese?

3. Where does Myron meet with special FBI agents?

4. After a friend passed away, where did Myron flee?

5. Why does Myron want to view Jeremy's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Daniel Mostoni?

2. Does Nathan Mostoni recognize the name Davis Taylor?

3. What information do Terese and Myron uncover at the Bergen County Blood Center?

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

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

6. How does Esperanza feel regarding Myron's involvement in Jeremy's life?

7. Why does Myron refuse to tell the FBI why he had met with Stan Gibbs?

8. What does Win discover about Raymond Lex?

9. Who is Ronnie Angel and what proposition does he have for one of Myron's clients?

10. After a call from Esperanza in Chapter One, Myron learns that a special someone is looking for him. Who is this person?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Emily seems to be a manipulative character.

1. What is the source of Emily's manipulation? Is it Jeremy's survival or her desire for Myron? Cite examples for your reasoning.

2. Does a woman's desperation give her the freedom to do whatever possible to help someone else?

Essay Topic 2

Another central theme of the novel is that of revenge. Several characters seek to settle past conflicts. Explain how Stan Gibbs seeks to settle the score between himself and the Lex family? In detail, dissect the events leading up to Stan leading the FBI to his father. How does he establish his revenge against the Lex's throughout the book.

Essay Topic 3

Darkest Fear, is not only the title of the book, but also a theme of the novel. Several characters must come to terms with deep secrets that have haunted them for many years.

1. What does a person's darkest fear represent to other people?

2. Why don't more characters reveal their darkest fears in the story?

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