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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 Stephanie hope she is successful at on Saturday?

2. What does Mabel say about Fred and money?

3. Where does Stephanie go from the mall?

4. Why was Fred upset with the garbage company?

5. Why does Stephanie go to the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is suspicious about what Shempsky tells Stephanie at the bank?

2. Why does Briggs say he cannot go with Stephanie and what does he do?

3. What does Ranger ask of Stephanie and is her response justified?

4. What possible scenario does Stephanie come up with pertaining to her uncle's disappearance?

5. What was Fred doing on the day he goes missing?

6. What happens to Stephanie in the parking lot at the garbage company and do you think she should do anything about it?

7. Who is following Stephanie and what does she do about it?

8. What does Stephanie learn about Fred and how was one of these facts already hinted at in chapter one?

9. Why is Fred in a dispute with the garbage company and does it seem like something an average person would bother with?

10. Why do you think Stephanie keeps encountering Ramirez and how does she forgo the perfect opportunity for help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Do you think being a bounty hunter is an appropriate occupation for a woman? Discuss fully.

2. Do you think Stephanie Plum could be considered a successful bounty hunter?

3. Compare/contrast the way Morelli views Stephanie's occupation versus the way Ranger views it.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Compare/contrast Joe Morelli to Ranger.

2. Compare/contrast the relationship of Joe to Stephanie to that of Ranger to Stephanie.

3. Compare/contrast the type of "community" in which Stephanie lives to your own.

Essay Topic 3

Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter. Discuss the following:

1. What is a bounty hunter as it is used in this novel?

2. Why do you think someone would choose the job of bounty hunter?

3. Would you be willing to be a bounty hunter?

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