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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. Where does Stephanie tell Carmen she is going?

2. How do Ranger and Stephanie travel to Virginia?

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

4. What does Ranger say is the main reason he is staying at Stephanie's place?

5. Where does Stephanie spend the night that night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happens in chapter five when Stephanie and Lula arrested James.

2. Describe the interviews that take place in Chapter 5.

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

4. What does Stephanie decide to do about Carmen in the end of Chapter 2?

5. Describe what happened with Mary Lee Truk as it is described by Stephanie's grandmother in Chapter 2.

6. Describe the scene in Chapter 3 when Joyce comes in demanding a job.

7. What does Ranger tell Stephanie in Chapter 8 about his daughter and their relationship?

8. Describe the scene in Chapter 1 where Stephanie and Melvin are on the roof.

9. In chapter three what does Stephanie and Lula find when they go to Lonnie Johnson's house?

10. What happens when Stephanie and Lula go to pick up Mary Lee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define love.

Part 1) Can either of the situations that Stephanie has with Ranger or Morelli be classified more easily as love? Explain.

Part 2) What is the difference in the relationship that she has with these two men?

Part 3) What is the difference in the way that Morelli and Ranger treat Stephanie?

Essay Topic 2

There are many instances of comic relief in the story.

Part 1) What characters seem to be pure comic relief?

Part 2) How would the story tone and mood have changed without these characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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