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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. Where is the next clue?

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

3. What does Stephanie's mother believe of Grandma Mazur?

4. What would Terri Gilman do to Stephanie?

5. What did Stephanie use against Kenny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Kenny's mother do when she found out what had happened?

2. Who was Terry Grizolli?

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

4. Why couldn't Mrs. Nowicki have been dead for long?

5. What reasons lead Stephanie to believe that Maxine didn't want to shoot Eddie?

6. What things did Maxine tell Stephanie?

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

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

9. Why couldn't Stephanie leave Lula behind?

10. What various reasons did Stephanie go to the beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of things get Stephanie really bummed out? In what way would you consider this a normal reaction to circumstances? In which ways should she be grateful at this point for the way her life is progressing? How does her getting down and out make her a more rounded character?

Essay Topic 2

Using Stephanie's descriptions, compare the cities mentioned in Chapter 7. How do these places differ? How do their patrons and tourists differ? Which is most well known to you? Why do you think this is?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Stephanie and Joyce. What kind of people are they? Where do their moral scruples lie? Who would you rather meet on the street?

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