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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 does Morelli prepare for Stephanie?

2. What would Margie and Mrs. Nowicki both need?

3. Which word would Mrs. Morelli use to make people confess?

4. What was Gene drinking?

5. What was Joe Morelli voted as by mothers statewide?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the role of mothers in the 'burg, according to Stephanie?

2. Who is Bernie and of what use is he to Stephanie?

3. How does Stephanie attempt to reassure Sugar?

4. Why does Morelli say that he is coming with Stephanie?

5. How did the Ballroom avoid bankruptcy?

6. What does Mrs. Nowicki say about harboring a fugitive and what does she say she is doing all this for?

7. How did Stephanie's mother reassure her?

8. How did Sugar look in drag?

9. Why did Stephanie end up having to cut out her hair?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

What things did Stephanie and Joe learn from the house in which Stephanie met Maxine when Margie and Mrs. Nowicki were all living together? What kind of personality description could reside in such a lifestyle? What does this say about their overall health?

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