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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. Who pulls a gun on Stephanie?

2. Who is Martin Landowsky?

3. Where does Grandma hear someone talking about Homer?

4. Who helps Stephanie get Munson to the car?

5. Where is Elwood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Stephanie has bad luck with cars--do you think this is her fault?

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

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

4. Do you think where Stephanie shoots Munson is intentional?

5. What does Stephanie's grandma buy and what do you think this symbolizes?

6. How is the farcical nature of this novel even more evident in Chapter 11?

7. Why do you think Stephanie is so amenable to doing what Ranger asks her to do?

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

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

10. What happens when Stephanie talks to Cynthia Lotte and what does this say about Stephanie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Some characters in Hot Six are bumblers who seem to make things come out alright in the end and some are bumblers who cannot seem to set things right.

1. Compare/contrast a bumbler character (other than Stephanie) who seems to have luck versus one who doesn't.

2. Why do you think so many of Evanovich's characters are inept?

3. Compare/contrast Stepahnie's ineptness with the way Ranger or Joe Morelli operates.

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