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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 Ranger say he is afraid of more than being arrested?

2. What does the funeral director say about Carmen?

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

4. Who is it that helps Stephanie up outside Lonnie Johnson's address after she has been stun gunned again?

5. What does Lula say she is going to buy at the store when they go to try and apprehend Caroline Scarzolli the second time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Stephanie's mother tell her in chapter thirteen about Carmen's viewing?

4. 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?

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

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

7. What does Lula tell Stephanie in Chapter 15 when they leave to go pick someone up?

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

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

10. Describe the scene in chapter twenty-one when Scrog brings Stephanie and Julie breakfast?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Scrog's character.

Part 1) Is it possible that Scrog would have let Julie go if he had managed to kill Ranger?

Part 2) Why was killing Carmen necessary to his plan?

Essay Topic 3

Ranger tells Stephanie that he has a connection with Julie but he has an emotional connection with Stephanie.

Part 1) Does this imply that Ranger cares more for Stephanie's welfare than Julie's?

Part 2) What insight does this statement give the reader about the relationship between Julie and Ranger?

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