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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 do Stephanie and Ranger do before Stephanie goes inside her place?

2. Of what does Stephanie suspect Shermsky?

3. What does Stephanie learn at Mabel's house?

4. Who does Stephanie want to invite over after the excitement of the arrest dies down?

5. Whose viewing does Grandma Mazur want to attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Ranger is interested in marriage with Stephanie?

2. Who attacks Stephanie and why do you think she does not see the attack coming?

3. What does Stephanie, her grandma and Briggs scheme to accomplish at Lipinski's viewing?

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

5. What other company seems to have "lost" the names of paying customers and what might this mean?

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

7. What does Shempsky tell Stephanie about his plans?

8. Describe the situation of Shempsky being caught.

9. Why does Stephanie think she and Morelli are working on the same case?

10. What happens when Stephanie meets Ranger for dinner and what do you think is going on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stephanie finds herself struggling with her desire to have a committed relationship with Morelli or a hot affair with Ranger. Stephanie's affection tends toward Morelli despite his past reputation as a womanizer. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think Morelli can stop being a womanizer if he marries Stephanie (or any woman)? Why or why not.

2. Why do you think Stephanie only thinks of Ranger in terms of an affair rather than marriage?

3. Who do you think wold make the better husband--Ranger or Joe Morelli?

Essay Topic 2

Stephanie seems to get herself in and out of difficult and even dangerous situations with very little long-term consequences. Discuss the following:

1. What is a narrative contrivance?

2. Briefly summarize and analyze two situations in High Five where it seems that the only way Stephanie gets out of them is through narrative contrivance.

3. Would you rather there be and improbable event to save one of your characters or would you want the author to be more realistic? Discuss why or why not.

Essay Topic 3

Death occurs several times throughout this rather lighthearted novel. Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of death throughout the story.

2. In a somewhat farcical novel such as High Five, can death be a serious topic? Why or why not? Discuss fully with examples from High Five and other literature.

3. Is death more tragic when someone dies unexpectedly young versus someone who dies unexpectedly in their 7th or 8th decade of life? Discuss fully with examples from the book and your own experiences.

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