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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 Alexander Ramos flag down Stephanie?

2. Where is Munson when Stephanie and Lula find him?

3. Where does Alexander wish to go?

4. For whom had the dead man worked?

5. Where does Stephanie go to check on the liquidation of stolen property?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Ranger tell Stephanie when he stops her while she is out walking the dog and do you think Morelli had a hand in Ranger's decision?

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

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

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

10. Why is Cynthia at the townhouse and how does the information she offers and her actions at the townhouse inform her character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Much of what happens in Hot Six can be considered farcical. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think is the meaning of the term "farcical" as applied to literature?

2. In what ways do you think Hot Six is farcical? Give specific examples in your discussion.

3. Why do you think Evanovich chooses to depict her protagonist in such a farcical manner at times?

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