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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "secret weapon" that Helen Plum uses in Chapter 4 to entice her daughter to stay for dinner when Stephanie wants to flee her parents' home?
(a) A pineapple upside down cake.
(b) A check for $500.
(c) A new car.
(d) A trip to Hawaii.

2. Back at the bail bonds office, what does Stephanie confide to Connie Rosolli after her encounter with Joe Morelli?
(a) That she is in love with Morelli.
(b) That the job of capturing Morelli may be too much for her.
(c) That she can't see too well without her glasses.
(d) That her grandmother is ill.

3. What is Vinnie's response when Stephanie, in desperate need of money, approaches him for an advance?
(a) He laughs and offers her another FTA that could net fast cash.
(b) He tells her to bring in Morelli if she wants money.
(c) He tells her to get another job because she's a lousy bounty hunter.
(d) He gives her $1000.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 5, how does Ranger enter Joe Morelli's apartment?
(a) By picking the lock on the front door.
(b) Through an open window.
(c) With a key from the building super.
(d) By kicking in the door.

5. Where does Stephanie go to have dinner at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Tasty Pastry.
(b) Her cousin Vinnie's house.
(c) Her parents' house.
(d) Joe Morelli's parents' house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stephanie defend herself from her attacker in Chapter 3?

2. What is Mooch's relationship to Joe Morelli?

3. What happens at the Stark Street Gym in Chapter 7 when Stephanie threatens to call the police if Benito Ramirez isn't kept away from her?

4. How does Mrs. Morelli treat Stephanie when Stephanie visits her?

5. Who does Stephanie call instead of the police, the fire department, or her parents to assist her in freeing herself from the way Joe Morelli leaves her after searching her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Stephanie's financial situation as the book opens?

2. What feelings does Stephanie have once she learns that Joe Morelli is the fugitive she has to pursue?

3. Why doesn't Stephanie consider Bernie Kuntz as ideal for her as her mother does?

4. Describe Ranger.

5. What feelings does seeing Morelli again stir in Stephanie?

6. How does the Plum family dinner in Chapter 4 contribute to the atmosphere of escalating danger in the book?

7. When Stephanie questions Lula and Jackie in Chapter 7, is she a convincing liar?

8. Why do you think Ranger agrees to help Stephanie?

9. Explain how Stephanie goes to the Vincent Plum Bail Bonding Company to apply for the position of file clerk yet ends up getting hired as a bounty hunter.

10. Explain Eddie Gazarra's relationship to Stephanie Plum.

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