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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 calls Stephanie shortly after she wakes up?

2. What does Lula say they will tell Joyce when she wakes up?

3. Where do Stephanie and Lula go to apprehend Caroline Scarzolli?

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

5. Why does Stephanie's grandmother say she hopes that it was Ranger that took the little girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is found in Edward Scrog's scrapbook?

2. Describe the conversation between Stephanie and Morelli in the end of Chapter 4 about Ranger?

3. Describe the interviews that take place in Chapter 5.

4. What does Ranger say they found on the computer from Virginia in Chapter 12?

5. What does Stephanie find in Chapter 6 when she walks out to check on Carmen's car?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 8 what does Ranger tell Stephanie about the guy that has been using his name?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Morelli to Ranger.

Part 1) Given what is known about Morelli why did he wait to move in with Stephanie when he knew she was in trouble?

Part 2) Does it seem that Ranger was or was not respecting Stephanie? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the difference in the way Melvin Pickle is looked at from the beginning of the story compared to the end? Is it that he actually changed or that he was just seen in a different way by the characters in the book? Explain your answer.

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