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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. Why is Stephanie's uncle missing?

2. Where does Ranger take Stephanie the following day?

3. What do Lulu and Stephanie find back at Lulu's car?

4. Who does Ranger want Stephanie to chauffeur?

5. What does Stephanie decide about Briggs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ranger ask of Stephanie and is her response justified?

2. What happens to Stephanie in the parking lot at the garbage company and do you think she should do anything about it?

3. How does Stephanie seem to comfort herself when she is feeling off?

4. What happens when Stephanie and Lula attempt to bring in Briggs again and what might this suggest about Stephanie's ultimate success as a bounty hunter?

5. Who does Stephanie encounter at the funeral home and why is her response a little hypocritical?

6. What is on Lula's car when Stephanie and Lula return to it from shopping and what is Stephanie's reaction?

7. Describe and briefly analyze Stephanie's experience chauffeuring the Arab teen.

8. What is possibly foreshadowed in what Morelli tells Stephanie about Rameriz?

9. What is the reason Morelli says he wishes Stephanie would not work for Ranger any more and could there be any other reason?

10. What two clues does Stephanie learn as she studies the photos from Fred's desk and what may one or both foreshadow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Do you think being a bounty hunter is an appropriate occupation for a woman? Discuss fully.

2. Do you think Stephanie Plum could be considered a successful bounty hunter?

3. Compare/contrast the way Morelli views Stephanie's occupation versus the way Ranger views it.

Essay Topic 2

Stephanie seems to get herself in and out of difficult and even dangerous situations with very little long-term consequences. Discuss the following:

1. What is a narrative contrivance?

2. Briefly summarize and analyze two situations in High Five where it seems that the only way Stephanie gets out of them is through narrative contrivance.

3. Would you rather there be and improbable event to save one of your characters or would you want the author to be more realistic? Discuss why or why not.

Essay Topic 3

Death occurs several times throughout this rather lighthearted novel. Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of death throughout the story.

2. In a somewhat farcical novel such as High Five, can death be a serious topic? Why or why not? Discuss fully with examples from High Five and other literature.

3. Is death more tragic when someone dies unexpectedly young versus someone who dies unexpectedly in their 7th or 8th decade of life? Discuss fully with examples from the book and your own experiences.

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