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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. Why does Stephanie take Bob with her to work?

2. What shocks Stephanie when the senior Ramos greets Hannibal?

3. Why are Mitchell and Habib following Stephanie?

4. What is a Rollswagen?

5. Where does Hannibal end up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are one or two ways Stephanie demonstrates a piece (flaw?) in her personality as far as rescuing people?

3. 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?

4. Why is Ranger suspect in a recent homicide, but why does Stephanie think he is not guilty?

5. Why is Stephanie trying to take Munson in to the police station?

6. Munson can probably be characterized as a misogynist--what do you think that word means based on what you have read about Munson?

7. Why do you think Stephanie tolerates Ranger letting himself into her apartment in the middle of the night? Do you think Morelli knows of these visits?

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

9. After Munson rams Mitchell and Habib's car, probably in pursuit of Stephanie, is there now reason for Stephanie to drop this case?

10. Why do you think Ranger comes on to Stephanie when he knows she's involved with Joe Morelli?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the follow to discuss:

1. Discuss the theme of women in non-traditional roles.

2. Discuss the theme of frustration.

3. Discuss the theme of male chauvinism.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Compare/contrast Joe Morelli to Ranger.

2. Compare/contrast the relationship of Joe to Stephanie to that of Ranger to Stephanie.

3. Compare/contrast the type of "community" in which Stephanie lives to your own.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. How does the plot structure contribute to the success of the story? (Or Not)

2. Discuss five times Evanovich uses foreshadowing and how it is fulfilled later in the story.

3. Discuss the use of slang/dialect and lingo in the story and how it does (or does not) make a more interesting read.

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