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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 scares Stephanie more then Morelli's mother?

2. How old was Morelli when he took her virginity?

3. What character does Stephanie compare Bernie to?

4. Who had Morelli inherited his house from?

5. How many days had Eddie been missing for now?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does surveillance mean to Stephanie?

2. How did Stephanie and Morelli's days compare?

3. How did Morelli react to the firebombing attempt?

4. What is it Mrs. Nowicki says that Lula and Stephanie can't do, and what is Lula's response?

5. Why doesn't Morelli want to help Sally into his corset, and why does he have to?

6. What was the difference between being at the ballpark and watching a baseball game on TV to Stephanie?

7. Why were both Stephanie and Sally afraid of Sugar?

8. Why did Stephanie's enthusiasm do a dip?

9. What is the major downfall to Trenton?

10. Why does Stephanie call herself a loser?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between the attitudes of Betty in the beginning and close to the end of this book? How is this behavior suspicious? What changes in the character would be describable as suspicious and why?

Essay Topic 2

Sugar tries to do everything in his power to make Sally love him, but Sally isn't gay. Many men and women try to get their partner to like them. What is the flaw in this logic? How does this lead to a really negative relationship. What is the better idea when pursuing a long term relationship? What is the final outcome of these attempted forced relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the money doesn't justify the risks Stephanie takes with her life. Use quotes from the book to back up the argument. Conversely, you may choose to justify the job in the terms of the kind of career that Ranger has built for himself.

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