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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 is Scrog making?

2. What did Scrog's parents want him to do with his life?

3. What does the news say about Ranger?

4. Which applicant does Melvin say he likes for the bond office job?

5. Where does Stephanie have to take the accountant before she takes him in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene when Stephanie and Scrog get to the motor home.

2. What does Vinnie have to say when he returns to the office in Chapter 17?

3. Describe how Sally explains what Stephanie's grandmother is doing as she nears the front of the funeral home in Chapter 16?

4. What happens when Stephanie is followed by someone after leaving her parent's house?

5. What happens in the end of Chapter 21 when Scrog tells Stephanie to put her head between her legs so she can't see where they are going?

6. What does Scrog tell Stephanie she needs to do if she wants to work with him?

7. What is Stephanie thinking about as he and Morelli walk around the block at her parents house walking Bob in Chapter 19?

8. What does Stephanie decide to do while her and Lula are heading to pick up a fugitive?

9. What happens when Stephanie and Lula go to arrest Caroline for a third time?

10. Retell the effect that the What band had on the crowd and what happened with the performance in Chapter 16.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main character in the story, Stephanie Plum, is obviously flawed in many respects.

Part 1) Why did the author choose to make her flawed?

Part 2) Do her flaws make her more enjoyable to read about or less? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 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?

(see the answer keys)

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