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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 are Mitchell and Habib following Stephanie?

2. How does Stephanie seem to justify lusting after many men?

3. How many files does Vinnie give Stephanie?

4. Why do Stephanie and Grandma eat their pie before dinner?

5. Who is by Stephanie's bed at 8 a.m.?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene with Stephanie and Carol Zabo five months after the prologue and also what this says about Stephanie as a person.

2. Why do you think Ranger comes on to Stephanie when he knows she's involved with Joe Morelli?

3. How does Stephanie's attempt to apprehend Munson fare and was it wise of her to try to apprehend Munson alone considering the type of charges Munson faces?

4. What are one or two ways Stephanie demonstrates a piece (flaw?) in her personality as far as rescuing people?

5. What is slightly incongruous about how Stephanie is portrayed in the opening scene?

6. What seems to make Grandma happy that night at Stephanie's house at dinner and what might that imply?

7. What about Stephanie's first apprehension of the day reveals a little about Vinnie's character?

8. What is one attitude Morelli often assumes in response to Stephanie's daily life and what is your view of his attitude?

9. What does Stephanie's on-again off-again boyfriend know about Stephanie and Ranger and what do you think his response is to that?

10. Why does Stephanie call Morelli and what does his response to imply about Morell's attitude towards Stephanie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A number of characters in Hot Six are people who are living on the wrong side of the law, or at the very least at the edge of legality. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze two characters who live in the "grey zone" between legal and illegal (not those who are mobster types such as the Ramos family members or Stolle).

2. Compare/contrast Stephanie's attitudes towards lawbreakers versus that of Joe Morelli.

3. Compare/contrast Joe Morelli's attitudes towards lawbreakers versus that of Ranger.

Essay Topic 2

Twice in the book, Carol Zabo threatens to leap off a bridge to her death. Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Carol's suicide threats and other people's reaction to them.

2. Research the topic of suicide and discuss who is most likely to actually carry through with a suicide and why.

3. Is suicide always wrong? Never wrong? Sometimes right? Discuss fully.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. How does the plot structure contribute to the success of the story? (Or Not)

2. Discuss five times Evanovich uses foreshadowing and how it is fulfilled later in the story.

3. Discuss the use of slang/dialect and lingo in the story and how it does (or does not) make a more interesting read.

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