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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. What excuse does Steve use to take Daisy to dinner?

2. What part of hiring Daisy does Steve dread?

3. Who is living with Daisy temporarily?

4. What does Kevin call Steve?

5. Who helped take care of Steve when he was a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Steve forced to buy the SUV?

2. Why are Steve's employees so fond of him?

3. Why is it inappropriate to swear on live radio?

4. How does Steve find a dog on such short notice?

5. Why does Daisy work so hard at various jobs?

6. Why does Steve take Daisy out to dinner?

7. Why is it necessary to have so many types of equipment for reporting?

8. Why is Daisy so shocked when the editor sends her on the call?

9. Why do women leave phone numbers and panties on his car?

10. Why is Daisy forced to go through a drive thru?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elsie and Kevin hit it off from the beginning and go on to form a strong but unlikely friendship. Examine their relationship and the relative metaphor.

Essay Topic 2

Daisy always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time in regards to personal safety. However, for apprehending criminals, Daisy's presence is fortuitous. What is the purpose of putting Daisy into strange and dangerous scenarios? Would Daisy have been put into those types of situations before she met Steve?

Essay Topic 3

Daisy is threatened repeatedly throughout the book but does not seem to take it seriously until her house is the scene of an attack. What changed Daisy's perception of the danger? What might have happened if Steve or Elsie had not been there to protect Daisy and Kevin?

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