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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. What is Kenny's Mafia name?

2. What were the matches from?

3. What was Sally and Sugar's fight about?

4. What caliber is Stephanie's gun?

5. What was the last thing Maxine said to Eddie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Kenny's mother do when she found out what had happened?

2. Why couldn't Mrs. Nowicki have been dead for long?

3. What ways did Ranger suggest getting rid of Joyce, and in what way did he succeed?

4. Why couldn't Vinnie fool around with Joyce?

5. What is Joyce doing watching Stephanie?

6. Why couldn't Stephanie leave Lula behind?

7. What things did Maxine tell Stephanie?

8. Why did Stephanie eventually settle on Morelli's as a good place to stay?

9. What is the difference between Atlantic City and Vegas?

10. What various reasons did Stephanie go to the beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Maxine a dynamic character when the rest are static? Give reasons why you think Janet Evanovich chose to make Maxine the only dynamic character in the book. How do you think the book would have been if all the characters were static? Explain how a dynamic character creates a more interesting plot.

Essay Topic 2

How is this novel a typical mystery novel? How is it a romance novel? How is it a thriller? Create a genre for this novel, and explain how you came up with it.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Stephanie and Morelli's family. In what ways would they find common ground? In what ways would they disagree? How could they expect Christmas to go by?

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