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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 Cynthia come into the townhouse?

2. Who is waiting for Stephanie when she gets home?

3. How does Stephanie explain to her grandma about Ranger's presence late at night?

4. Who does Stephanie talk to about her conversation with Alexander?

5. How does Stephanie capture Munson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one thing that is ironic about how Stephanie and Lula manage to finally get Munson into her car?

2. Why is Stephanie's grandma moving back to Stephanie's parents' home and what do you think is the implication?

3. How does Stephanie obtain information about the Ramos family in her "own back yard" so to speak and how is this ironic?

4. What is Stephanie's response to Ranger's warning about the Ramos family?

5. What theme concerning the relationship between Morelli and Stephanie seems to be a thread in Hot Six?

6. How does Stephanie's relationship to Mitchell and Habib change in this section?

7. What do you think Alexander means when he says Homer killed himself?

8. Is there any justification for Stephanie committing a felony (breaking and entering) when she and Lula go into Ramos's townhouse?

9. Why do you think Stephanie goes to the trouble to buy an alarm at Radio Shack just to catch Ranger sneaking into her house?

10. How does the situation with Mitchell and Habib and their dog napping demonstrate a narrative contrivance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A number of characters in Hot Six are people who are living on the wrong side of the law, or at the very least at the edge of legality. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze two characters who live in the "grey zone" between legal and illegal (not those who are mobster types such as the Ramos family members or Stolle).

2. Compare/contrast Stephanie's attitudes towards lawbreakers versus that of Joe Morelli.

3. Compare/contrast Joe Morelli's attitudes towards lawbreakers versus that of Ranger.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Do you think being a bounty hunter is an appropriate occupation for a woman? Discuss fully.

2. Do you think Stephanie Plum could be considered a successful bounty hunter?

3. Compare/contrast the way Morelli views Stephanie's occupation versus the way Ranger views it.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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