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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. Where does Stephanie decide to have lunch?

2. How does Munson say he will get downtown?

3. What does Joe ask Stephanie to do?

4. Why is Stephanie watching Bob?

5. What does Walter Dunphy invite Stephanie to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the presence of Mooner sitting with Grandma when Stepahine is getting ready for work farcical?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Stephanie call Morelli and what does his response to imply about Morell's attitude towards Stephanie?

9. 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?

10. What about Stephanie's first apprehension of the day reveals a little about Vinnie's character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of Stephanie's friendship have a history that goes back to a time when Stephanie is a young girl. Some of them at the very least go back to her high school years. Discuss the following:

1. Choose one of Stephanie's longterm friendship and thoroughly analyze it to include why you think it has lasted and if you think it is a relationship that has "depth" to it.

2. What are the advantages of having friendships for many decades?

3. What are the disadvantages of having decades-long friendships?

4. There is a musical round whose first lines are "Make new friends, but keep the old." Do you think this is good advice?

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

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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