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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. Where does Myron demand that Susan Lex take him?

2. What does Greg admit to Myron in Chapter 28?

3. What does Stan assume about Melina Garston's death?

4. What happened to Dennis Lex as a child?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Besides the Downings and Myron, who else is searching for Jeremy's donor?

2. What does Myron do to Susan Lex?

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

4. What does Greg admit to Myron about Emily?

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

6. Where does Myron's group go after they are done interrogating Chase?

7. What does the FBI believe Stan did?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

1. Explain why the pace of a mystery novel is essential to the story.

2. Analyze how Coben chooses to reveal important details.

3. How does this establish the plot and keep the reader constantly surprised.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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