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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. When they find out that Benito Ramirez has been released from jail on his own recognizance, what does Joe Morelli suggest that Stephanie do?
(a) Move in with her sister, Valerie.
(b) Flee the country.
(c) Go to Stark Street and act as bait to draw out Ramirez.
(d) Hide out at her parents' home.

2. Why does Joe Morelli leave town until evening at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) He is pursuing Benito Ramirez.
(b) He is pursuing a lead on the mystery witness.
(c) He is on the trail of Carmen Sanchez.
(d) He has to hide until he can pick up his newly painted van.

3. While at Kuntz Appliances, which of the following thoughts does NOT occur to Stephanie when she notices that Sal Bocha is cleaning the butcher shop windows across the street?
(a) She knows Sal is a bookie as well as a butcher.
(b) Sal may have information on Kulesza, Carmen, or the mystery witness with the flattened nose.
(c) She wonders why Kulesza drove downtown to buy meat.
(d) She needs to buy steak and a pork roast for her parents.

4. When Stephanie leaves Joe Morelli's Jeep to stretch during a time she is supposed to remain locked inside it staking out Stark Street, who does she encounter?
(a) Benito Ramirez.
(b) Jimmy Alpha.
(c) Carmen Sanchez.
(d) Jackie.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the person Stephanie finds in her apartment?
(a) Stephanie is not afraid or angry when she sees him.
(b) He is cooking dinner.
(c) He has cleaned Lula's blood from Stephanie's home.
(d) He tries to kill Stephanie.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the would-be thief starts the engine of Joe Morelli's Jeep, what happens?

2. Why does Stephanie go to Kuntz Appliances in Chapter 12?

3. When Benito Ramirez calls Stephanie in Chapter 9, what does he tell Stephanie to expect?

4. After turning Joe Morelli in, who does Stephanie find pointing a gun at her back at her apartment?

5. When Stephanie returns home after her trip to the shooting range, who does she find in her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Eddie Gazarra give Stephanie at the end of Chapter 9 when she tells him about her latest encounters with Ramirez?

2. What does Stephanie theorize when she sees the butcher cleaning his shop windows at the end of Chapter 12?

3. Who does Stephanie blame for her sexual encounter with Morelli at Tasty Pastry when she is just 16?

4. Why does Stephanie suspect that Ramirez killed Sal and Louis?

5. Who does Stephanie rule out as being responsible for the bomb and to what does she think it's related?

6. What does Jimmy Alpha reveal to Stephanie about himself at the end of Chapter 13?

7. When Stephanie encounters Morelli in the fast food restaurant parking lot in Chapter 8, is she afraid of him?

8. What theory does Stephanie give Jimmy Alpha in Chapter 11 about the events of the night of Ziggy Kulesza's shooting?

9. What does Stephanie discover in Chapter 9 when she returns to Carmen Sanchez's apartment building to interview more of Carmen's neighbors?

10. Explain Stephanie's encounter with Lula in Chapter 10.

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