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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 does Stephanie take for back up to Mo's place in the country?

2. Why does Stephanie go back to the mall?

3. What does the message say that Stephanie gets about Mo?

4. What does Stuart threaten Stephanie with?

5. Why does Stephanie decide to spy on Morelli?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mo continue to name drug dealers to Reverend Bill?

2. What does Ranger ask Stephanie just as they are finishing dinner with her family?

3. What does Dickie tell Stephanie is the reason that Mo got into trouble?

4. What happens when Morelli leaves and how does it make Stephanie feel?

5. What happens when Stephanie returns to the salon after chasing Stuart through the mall with the chemicals on her hair?

6. What happens when Stephanie makes her way around the back of Mo's store?

7. What happens when Lula opens the closet door?

8. How do Mo's neighbors react to Stephanie's questions about Mo?

9. What surprise does Stephanie find in her bedroom when she wakes up the next morning and what does the surprise lead her to do?

10. What do the men who broke into Stephanie's apartment do to her gerbil and why do they say they are taking this action?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What clues did the author reveal throughout the story to help solve the mystery? How did you determine who was the culprit? Do you think there were enough or not enough clues? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 2

Does Stephanie or Ranger portray the better bounty hunter? Why do you feel this way? How does Lula compare to both Stephanie and Ranger in regards to being a bounty hunter?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Stephanie was discouraged by the way Morelli treated her. Why do you think she felt this way? Were her feelings justified or an over reaction? Use information from the story to support your answer.

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