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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. Who is by Stephanie's bed at 8 a.m.?

2. Why is Morelli amused?

3. Who is sitting with Grandma when Stephanie goes to get ready for work?

4. Is Stephanie sure of the identities of all the men she sees?

5. What does Ranger ask Stephanie to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the interrelationships in this story suggest a sense of community?

3. How does Morelli's amusement about the situation with Stephanie's grandma turn to consternation?

4. How does Stephanie demonstrate that she can "think on her feet"?

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

6. What happens when Stephanie is leaving her mother's house at the end of Chapter 6 and what does this say about Stephanie's mother?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many incidences of irony in Hot Six. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze 5 incidences of irony.

2. Why do you think authors write irony into their stories?

3. Does the ironic situations in Hot Six enhance the reading experience? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

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 Hot Six belongs to the detective fiction genre.

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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