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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 were the checks Stephanie has canceled?

2. Why is Fred killed?

3. About what theories does Stephanie tell Morelli?

4. What does Stephanie get at her apartment complex?

5. Why is Shermsky in Stephanie's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stephanie suspect about Shempsky and why is it suspicious that he's not at work? What might this foreshadow?

2. What does Stephanie decide at the last moment concerning the wedding she is attending and what do you think is her motivation?

3. Why does Stephanie leave the wedding reception without Morelli and what does she do?

4. Who else takes Stephanie unawares after she escapes from Rameriz? Is this new situation any more dangerous?

5. What does Stephanie and Lula learn from the clerk at the garbage company that may turn out to be important?

6. Describe the situation of Shempsky being caught.

7. What does Shempsky tell Stephanie about his plans?

8. How does Stephanie now know Shempsky is tied to her uncle Fred's disappearance?

9. Why does Lipinski kill his wife, Laura and Shempsky kill Fred?

10. What does Morelli tell Stephanie and does this have any effect upon her actions? Should it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Family is an important theme in High Five. Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze Stephanie's relationship to her family.

2. Compare Stephanie's relationship to her family to the relationships your own family.

3. Discuss the attitudes towards family by five characters in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Some of Stephanie's friendship have a history that goes back to a time when Stephanie is a young girl. Some of them at the very least go back to her high school years. Discuss the following:

1. Choose one of Stephanie's long-term friendships and thoroughly analyze it to include why you think it has lasted and if you think it is a relationship that has "depth" to it.

2. What are the advantages of having friendships for many decades?

3. What are the disadvantages of having decades-long friendships?

4. There is a musical round whose first lines are "Make new friends, but keep the old." Do you think this is good advice?

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