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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 Kenny's Mafia name?

2. How many days could a senior eat off of a meal at the Silver Dollar?

3. Who did Grandma try to set Stephanie up with?

4. Who was the only person who knew about Helen Badijian?

5. Who kept popping up in Stephanie's mind?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Stephanie's mother say his father had been?

2. Why couldn't Vinnie fool around with Joyce?

3. What is the difference between Stephanie and Lula and car shopping?

4. Why does Stephanie think that Morelli is the one with the psychotic girlfriend?

5. Why did Stephanie eventually settle on Morelli's as a good place to stay?

6. Who is Ranger and what does he need from Stephanie?

7. What does the Point Pleasant beach smell like to Stephanie?

8. What was really choking Stephanie up while she sat outside Morelli's place?

9. Stephanie has various people in her life that are good at particular puzzles. Who are these people and what are their speciaities?

10. What things did Maxine tell Stephanie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of person is Grandma Mazur? Create a personality profile and compare and contrast her to any other character you choose in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Sally and Sugar. Who is an over all more stable individual and why? What characteristics make Sugar dangerous, and make him more dangerous than Sally could ever be? Which one would you rather have as your friend and why?

Essay Topic 3

What lie did Stephanie tell Mrs. Pease? Why did she need to tell it? What did Stephanie learn about Maxine through her home? What things would suggest that Maxine left in a hurry? Why didn't Stephanie encourage Mrs. Pease about the cops and calling them to make sure Maxine was safe?

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