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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. Bolitar is unsure why Gibbs would only see him, but it leads the reader to believe that there must be some ______ reason that Gibbs would speak to Myron and no one else.

2. How is this place connected to the Lex's?

3. What does Esperanza call Myron's need to investigate and save people?

4. What happened to Dennis Lex as a child?

5. How does Susan Lex threaten Myron so that he will drop his investigation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Myron do to Susan Lex?

3. What does Greg admit to Myron about Emily?

4. When Myron finally has a chance to speak with Jeremy at basketball practice, what does Jeremy reveal?

5. What does the FBI believe Stan did?

6. How does Greg change in this section of the book?

7. Where does Stan agree to take Myron once he admits his father is the Sow the Seeds Killer?

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

9. When Myron meets with Susan Lex again, how is he threatened?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Continuing with the theme of revenge, do Myron and Greg wish to settle their past conflicts?

2. How are the two men forced to patch up their differences to work towards the same goal?

3. How does this make for an interesting novel?

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

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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