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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. In Chapter 35, where do Greg, Stan, and Myron travel?

2. Where do Myron and Emily decide to go together?

3. In Chapter 28, what shocks Myron during his conversation with the Lex family?

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

5. What kind of relationship does Jeremy want to have with Myron?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Myron upset and angry after meeting George Garston?

5. What does Greg admit to Myron about Emily?

6. What don't Myron and the FBI understand about Stan Gibbs?

7. Where do they find Jeremy?

8. As Myron meets with Stan Gibbs again in Chapter Twenty-Six, what does he reveal to Myron?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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. Throughout the novel, the plot quickens its pace as different facts are revealed. Pick three chapters and describe the tone and pacing of Coben's style.

2. Next, justify why Coben chose to use a certain tone and style in that certain section of the novel.

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