4. How does Stephanie, along with the reader, finally learn about Shempsky's involvement in the situation Stpehanie (and Morelli) has been investigating?

5. What breakthrough does Stephanie have in the case of her missing uncle on Sunday?

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

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

8. Describe the situation of Shempsky being caught.

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

10. What indicates that there is a strong possibility that one of those involved in the money skimming scheme may work for the bank or the garbage company?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

This novel belongs to the general literary category of fiction and the genre of detective fiction, although it has characteristics of other genres also. Discuss the following:

1. Define the term genre.

2. Why do you think books are categorized by genre? What are the advantages? The disadvantages?

3. Discuss in what ways you think High Five belongs to the detective fiction genre.

4. To what other genres could this book possibly belong?

(see the answer keys)

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