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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. Who is Granite Man?
2. How does Greg shock Myron as the book draws to a close?
3. What does the kidnapper say to Emily?
4. What detail about Dennis Lex has Esperanza discovered?
5. What is odd about Stan's willingness to meet with Myron?
Short Essay Questions
1. What continues to shock Myron regarding Stan Gibbs and Susan Lex?
2. Who is Chase Layton and why is Myron pressuring him for information?
3. How does Greg change in this section of the book?
4. Where does Stan agree to take Myron once he admits his father is the Sow the Seeds Killer?
5. What dark family secret has Susan Lex been hiding for years?
6. Why does Emma, Myron's mother, wish for Myron to visit home and speak with Al?
7. 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?
8. How does Win protect Myron when Susan Lex's people corner Myron?
9. After breakfast, what news does Esperanza bring to Myron concerning the Lex's?
10. How does Myron act after Greg is hit by a bullet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Darkest Fear is a novel full of father/son relationships.
1. Compare the relationships of Al & Myron, Greg & Jeremy, Stan & Edwin, and Myron & Jeremy.
2. Do you think that Myron and Jeremy will ever have the relationship that Al and Myron share?
3. Was Stan really trying to protect his father? Or was he putting his own wishes for fame ahead of his sick father's gruesome crimes?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Many of the book's characters wish to make up for an unjust past action.
1. Explain how redemption is a theme throughout the novel.
2. Choose two characters an explain their path to redemption:
Myron
Emily
Greg
Stan Gibbs
Susan Lex
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