View a FREE sample

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 sadly realize about his father?

2. Who has been the donor for Jeremy all along?

3. What has been found underneath Edwin Gibbs' farmhouse?

4. Who does the FBI think was the Sow the Seeds Killer's first victim?

5. In Chapter 27, what news does Greg have regarding Nathan Mostoni?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Forty, what does Myron finally figure out about Stan?

2. Where do they find Jeremy?

3. Who is Chase Layton and why is Myron pressuring him for information?

4. When Stan is finally retested to be the bone marrow donor, what is discovered?

5. Why is Myron upset about a call he receives at the end of the chapter?

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

7. Why does Stan wish to bring the Lex's down?

8. Myron meets with Eric Ford, the Deputy Director of the FBI, and discovers what information concerning Stan Gibbs? How does Ford wish to help Myron?

9. What does the FBI believe Stan did?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the center of many of Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar books is the relationship between Win, Myron, and Esperanza.

1. Explain the dynamic between the three characters.

2. Do Win and Esperanza share any of the same characteristics or is it their differences that make their threesome work?

3. How does Myron act as the axis of the relationship?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 678 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample