2. What does Morelli do about the dead man at the townhouse?
(a) Goes and finds him.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Calls in his detective squad to meet him at the townhouse.
(d) Calls in an anonymous tip.

3. Why does Stephanie buy a door alarm?
(a) In case Mitchell and Habib try to get into her apartment.
(b) In case Ramos discovers where she lives.
(c) To keep Bob from getting out.
(d) To try to catch Ranger coming into her apartment in the middle of the night.

4. Where does Ranger want to take Stephanie?
(a) To a safe house.
(b) To the Bahamas.
(c) To Barbados.
(d) To his home.

5. Why is Dougie upset?
(a) Because Grandma stole the car.
(b) About what direction his life is headed.
(c) Because Mooner is leaving to go to Los Angeles.
(d) Because Grandma stole the ounce of grass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alexander do?

2. Why does Stephanie try not to cry?

3. Why does Ranger want Stephanie to quit watching the Ramos family.

4. What do they do with the dead body in Cynthia's car?

5. Where does Grandma hear someone talking about Homer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Stephanie talks to Cynthia Lotte and what does this say about Stephanie?

2. Why do you think Stephanie goes to the trouble to buy an alarm at Radio Shack just to catch Ranger sneaking into her house?

3. What theme concerning the relationship between Morelli and Stephanie seems to be a thread in Hot Six?

4. Stephanie manages to get to her gun and shoot Munson in the foot. It seems unlikely that Stephanie under the stress of the circumstances intentionally aims and shoots Munson in the foot. What is more likely to have happened is that she pointed the gun and pulled the trigger and it happened to hit Munson in the foot.

5. What is one thing that is ironic about how Stephanie and Lula manage to finally get Munson into her car?

6. Do you think where Stephanie shoots Munson is intentional?

7. Why are the crime organizations angry at Homer and could this have something to do with his alleged death?

8. Do you think it is right of Stephanie to ram Joyce's SUV with the Buick?

9. What is Stephanie's response to Ranger's warning about the Ramos family?

10. How is the farcical nature of this novel even more evident in Chapter 11?

(see the answer keys)

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