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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 Scrog making?

2. Where does Stephanie have to take the accountant before she takes him in?

3. What does Scrog say is the punishment for not obeying?

4. What does Julie say that gives Ranger and Stephanie some clues about where she is being kept?

5. Which applicant does Melvin say he likes for the bond office job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the phone call in Chapter 18 where Stephanie talks to Julie.

2. What happens when Stephanie tries to sneak out of her apartment in Chapter 16?

3. What does Scrog have Stephanie do to loose the people that are following her?

4. What is Stephanie thinking about as he and Morelli walk around the block at her parents house walking Bob in Chapter 19?

5. Describe what happens when Stephanie gets to the funeral parlor in Chapter 12.

6. What happens in Chapter 19 after dinner?

7. What happens when Stephanie and Lula go to arrest Caroline for a third time?

8. What does Stephanie's mother tell her in chapter thirteen about Carmen's viewing?

9. What do Lula and Tank discuss at the end of Chapter 13?

10. Retell the effect that the What band had on the crowd and what happened with the performance in Chapter 16.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main character in the story, Stephanie Plum, is obviously flawed in many respects.

Part 1) Why did the author choose to make her flawed?

Part 2) Do her flaws make her more enjoyable to read about or less? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Both Morelli and Ranger play a role in Stephanie's life. While both of these figures are people that she loves and make her feel safe they have different roles to her.

Explain the difference in the role that Morelli and Ranger play for Stephanie. What do each of these figures represent? Explain and give examples.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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