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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. Who is on the phone when Grandma calls down to Stephanie?

3. Why are Mitchell and Habib following Stephanie?

4. What does Ranger ask Stephanie to do?

5. Why is Munson charged with a crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is slightly incongruous about how Stephanie is portrayed in the opening scene?

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

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

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

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

7. What is one attitude Morelli often assumes in response to Stephanie's daily life and what is your view of his attitude?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Death occurs several times throughout this rather lighthearted novel. Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of death throughout the story.

2. In a somewhat farcical novel such as Hot Six, can death be a serious topic? Why or why not? Discuss fully with examples from Hot Six and other literature.

3. Is death more tragic when someone dies unexpectedly young versus someone who dies unexpectedly in their 7th or 8th decade of life? Discuss fully with examples from the book and your own experiences.

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