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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. What does Stephanie learn when she calls the DMV?

2. How many files does Vinnie give Stephanie?

3. Why doesn't Stephanie want to look for Ranger?

4. To whom does Vinnie threaten to give Ranger's file?

5. Of what does Munson accuse Stephanie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Joyce Barnhardt and Stephanie have an uneasy relationship?

2. What seems to make Grandma happy that night at Stephanie's house at dinner and what might that imply?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Stephanie's relationship to men is often laced with sexual innuendo. At the opening of the novel, Stephanie is wondering if her mother's worst fear has come true: she's a nymphomaniac, lusting after lots of men. Discuss the following:

1. What is the definition of nymphomaniac?

2. Is Stephanie truly a nymphomaniac? Why or why not?

3. Do you think Stephanie actually lusts after lots of men? Or just two men in particular?

4. Why do you think Stephanie is actually quite restrained in what she does with her feelings of attraction?

Essay Topic 3

Stephanie is constantly helping friends and family members out of difficult situations. Discuss the following:

1. Research and discuss the concept of "rescuing people."

2. Do you think Stephanie is a "rescuer"? Why or why not?

3. Do you think it is an unhealthy personality trait to try to "save" people? Why or why not.

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