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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 does Stephanie say will NOT happen if dinner at her parents' house is five minutes late?

2. What does Stephanie say her apartment usually is?

3. Why does Connie tell Joyce that they didn't call her in when they needed to hire someone?

4. How was Carmen killed?

5. Who does Stephanie call to ask about the skip, Mary Lee Truk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lula and Stephanie start going to Skip's houses in Chapter 1?

2. What happens when Joyce comes into the office in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 8 what does Ranger tell Stephanie about the guy that has been using his name?

4. In Chapter 8 what do Carmen's friends tell Stephanie about Carmen's husband?

5. Explain the fight that happens between Joyce and Lula in Chapter 10.

6. Describe the conversation between Stephanie and Morelli in the end of Chapter 4 about Ranger?

7. What happens in Chapter 2 when Stephanie meets Carmen for the first time?

8. What does Stephanie's grandmother call to tell her in the beginning of Chapter 4?

9. What does Ranger say they found on the computer from Virginia in Chapter 12?

10. What does Stephanie find in Chapter 6 when she walks out to check on Carmen's car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stephanie says at the end of the book that she is thinking of switching careers.

Is there any indication that Stephanie will change careers or that she is just thinking about it? What careers would she be cut out for?

Essay Topic 2

How important is it for a book to seem realistic?

Part 1) In what ways was the story realistic? In what ways was it not?

Part 2) What could the author have done differently to make it seem more realistic?

Essay Topic 3

Both Morelli and Ranger play a role in Stephanie's life. While both of these figures are people that she loves and make her feel safe they have different roles to her.

Explain the difference in the role that Morelli and Ranger play for Stephanie. What do each of these figures represent? Explain and give examples.

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