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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 does Stephanie find when she goes back to Lonnie Johnson's house?

2. What does Martin Dorn have on when he arrives for his interview?

3. Who does Stephanie call to ask about the skip, Mary Lee Truk?

4. What pictures in Edward's scrapbook make Ranger angry?

5. What happens when the job applicant twirls his gun on his finger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Melvin do when Stephanie introduces herself in Chapter 1?

2. Describe what happened with Mary Lee Truk as it is described by Stephanie's grandmother in Chapter 2.

3. What does Stephanie decide to do about Carmen in the end of Chapter 2?

4. What does Stephanie find when she goes to Ranger's office?

5. Explain the fight that happens between Joyce and Lula in Chapter 10.

6. Describe the scene in Chapter 1 where Stephanie and Melvin are on the roof.

7. Describe the scene in chapter six when Stephanie is thinking about Morelli and the reason she hasn't committed to him.

8. What problem does Melvin have in the beginning of Chapter 10?

9. What happens in Chapter 2 when Stephanie meets Carmen for the first time?

10. Describe the scene in Chapter 1 when Stephanie goes to the bakery.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the main theme of the story? Explain your answer and give examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Stephanie says that Julie is a lot like her dad, Ranger, in many ways.

Part 1) Is it possible that Julie got her grit from her mother or from being raised by her step-father?

Part 2) Does nature or nurture play more of a role in a child's rearing? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Stephanie says at the end of the book that she is thinking of switching careers.

Is there any indication that Stephanie will change careers or that she is just thinking about it? What careers would she be cut out for?

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