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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. While Stephanie's grandmother is singing, who does Stephanie's mother say she looks like while grandmother is dancing?

2. What does Scrog do to Stephanie after he stun guns her the first time in chapter twenty?

3. What does the news say about Ranger?

4. What happens when Stephanie's grandmother says she can't see the casket?

5. Where does Stephanie tell Ranger and Morelli she is going?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens in chapter eleven when Stephanie and Lula go into the Pleasure Treasure store the second time?

4. In Chapter 14 what does Manuel tell Stephanie happened when he got shot?

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

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

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

8. What has Ranger found out in the beginning of chapter eleven in regards to Edward Scrog's background, childhood and family?

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

10. What does Scrog have Stephanie do to loose the people that are following her?

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

Morelli knew Stephanie was with Ranger and yet Morelli did not go and arrest him. Why was Morelli willing to overlook this fact? What does this say about Morelli as a person as compared to Morelli as a cop?

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