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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 realize about Julie when she and Scrog arrive at the motor home?

2. Who rides with Tank to take Caroline in to jail?

3. What does Scrog do when Stephanie tries to grab his arm?

4. What does Ranger say he is afraid of more than being arrested?

5. What does the card say on the flowers that Stephanie receives?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in Chapter 14 when Stephanie tries to sleep on the couch?

3. What happens in Chapter 19 after dinner?

4. Describe the phone call in Chapter 18 where Stephanie talks to Julie.

5. What do they find in Chapter 22 when Stephanie and Morelli go out to where the motor home is located where Julie had been kept?

6. Describe the events in Chapter 22 when Stephanie and Scrog find Lonnie Johnson.

7. What do Lula and Tank discuss at the end of Chapter 13?

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

9. What does Ranger say about Meri after he sees her with Stephanie?

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

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

Stephanie says that Julie is a lot like her dad, Ranger, in many ways.

Part 1) Is it possible that Julie got her grit from her mother or from being raised by her step-father?

Part 2) Does nature or nurture play more of a role in a child's rearing? Explain your answer.

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