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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 did Stephanie think would help her deductive reasoning?

2. Who did Stephanie call to help her with the problem of Joyce?

3. What was Sally and Sugar's fight about?

4. Why did Steph arrive to the office psyched?

5. What was Vinnie once in love with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between Atlantic City and Vegas?

2. What is Joyce doing watching Stephanie?

3. How was Kuntz different than in the last few times Stephanie had seen him?

4. Why does Stephanie hate Joyce Barnhardt?

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

6. What things did Maxine tell Stephanie?

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

8. What things lead Stephanie to believe that something bad happened to Helen?

9. What ways did Ranger suggest getting rid of Joyce, and in what way did he succeed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Stephanie and Morelli's family. In what ways would they find common ground? In what ways would they disagree? How could they expect Christmas to go by?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Stephanie's Grandma Mazur and Morelli's Grandma Bella. Which Grandmother strikes you as the stronger of the two and why? If you had one event that you could look into the future using Grandma Bella's ability, what event would this be and why?

Essay Topic 3

What about Morelli makes him attractive to other women? What makes him attractive to Stephanie? Why is he not as attractive to Lula? How is he created to be the hero of the novel, and what does his character suggest about Stephanie's appearance?

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