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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 Ranger ask Stephanie to do?

2. What happens after Ranger leaves Homer?

3. Why does Stephanie drive through Ramos' neighborhood?

4. Why is Munson charged with a crime?

5. Of what does Munson accuse Stephanie?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twice in the book, Carol Zabo threatens to leap off a bridge to her death. Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Carol's suicide threats and other people's reaction to them.

2. Research the topic of suicide and discuss who is most likely to actually carry through with a suicide and why.

3. Is suicide always wrong? Never wrong? Sometimes right? Discuss fully.

Essay Topic 2

Despite Stephanie's job as a bounty hunter, there is an air of gullibility and innocence about her. Discuss the following:

1. Trace/analyze the scenes in which Stephanie seems either gullible or innocent.

2. Does Stephanie's gullibility/innocence impair her in fulfilling her job as a bounty hunter? Why or why not.

3. Do you think if Stephanie continues in this job for years, she would lose her gullibility/innocence? Why or why not.

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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