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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Stephanie want to look for Ranger?
(a) He is dangerous.
(b) If he doesn't want to be found, he won't be found.
(c) He is Joe's best friend.
(d) He probably went to Los Angeles and she does not want to go there.

2. What ploy does Stephanie use to observe who meets with Hannibal?
(a) She pretends to be a meter reader.
(b) She pretends to be a census worker.
(c) She takes Bob for a walk.
(d) She pretends her car is broken down in front of the house.

3. Who is Stephanie waiting for at the opening of the Prologue?
(a) The judge to call her case.
(b) No one.
(c) Her mother at the dentist.
(d) One of two men that she finds most intriguing.

4. Who is present at the meeting among the Ramos men?
(a) Hannibal only.
(b) Hannibal and Ulysses only.
(c) Alexander and Hannibal only.
(d) Hannibal, Alexander and Ulysses.

5. Why does Stephanie have to deal with Munson?
(a) She has to take what Vinnie gives her.
(b) She won't make any other money.
(c) She must prove herself.
(d) She is in line for the next unpleasant case.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after Ranger leaves Homer?

2. Where do Lula and Stephanie go?

3. What does the caller want?

4. What does Ranger think is a possibility if he appears in public?

5. What does Munson do in order to escape Stephanie this time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Bob starting to be an asset as well as a nuisance in Stephanie's life?

2. Are Stephanie and Lula wise to go back to Munson's house after their previous experience with him?

3. Do you think Stephanie's feelings for Ranger will interfere in her relationship with Joe Morelli?

4. What about Stephanie's first apprehension of the day reveals a little about Vinnie's character?

5. Why does Stephanie call Morelli and what does his response to imply about Morell's attitude towards Stephanie?

6. Describe the scene with Stephanie and Carol Zabo five months after the prologue and also what this says about Stephanie as a person.

7. How would you feel if someone like Ranger could easily enter your house and sit beside your bed at 3 a.m.?

8. What is ironic about Lula's former life to her current job?

9. What does Stephanie's on-again off-again boyfriend know about Stephanie and Ranger and what do you think his response is to that?

10. What does the reader know about Ranger so far and why do you think Stephanie declines to take on the skip recovery, who happens to be Ranger?

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