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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Moogey have a closed casket?
(a) Moogey was shot in the head.
(b) The police are afraid people will take Moogey's picture.
(c) The police want to cover up the fact that Moogey's death was a crime.
(d) Moogey's ex-wife wants to disrespect his memory.

2. To avoid suspicion, Morelli and Stephanie decide to do what with a letter in Kenny's mail?
(a) Damage and return it.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Photocopy and return it.
(d) Put it in the neighbor's mailbox.

3. Why does Stephanie hope Spiro will make a sexual move on her?
(a) It would make Mrs. Plum very happy.
(b) So Stephanie can shoot him with the stun gun.
(c) Stephanie wants to get married.
(d) Stephanie is really attracted to him.

4. Why is Stephanie hunting a certain character in a stake-out?
(a) The character shot a friend in the knee.
(b) Stephanie is determined to prove that the character is a drug dealer.
(c) Stephanie is attracted to this character.
(d) The character missed a court date.

5. What does Stephanie receive at the opening of Chapter Three?
(a) An invitation to the funeral home.
(b) A threatening, unsigned letter.
(c) A tip on Moogey's death.
(d) Another lecture from her mother about getting married.

6. What does Grandma Mazur do that shocks the attendees at Moogey's closed casket viewing?
(a) Grandma Mazur tries to open the casket.
(b) Grandma Mazur shouts, "He's finally dead!" and laughs until she cries.
(c) Grandma Mazur spits on the casket.
(d) Grandma Mazur steals a bouquet of flowers.

7. Whom is Stephanie staking out in the opening of the book?
(a) Eddie Gazarra.
(b) Vincent Plum.
(c) Kenny Mancuso.
(d) Moogey Bues.

8. In Chapter Seven, what does Grandma Mazur pull off the dead body in the casket?
(a) A shiny pair of shoes.
(b) A finger.
(c) The flower in his lapel.
(d) A blue hat.

9. What does the Sandman's neighbor accuse Stephanie of being when he catches her outside the Sandman's apartment?
(a) A peeping Tom.
(b) The Sandman's ex-wife.
(c) A cop.
(d) A relative.

10. What do men admire about the Buick?
(a) That Stephanie can maneuver it so well.
(b) That it can go from zero to sixty in five seconds.
(c) The size of the car.
(d) The shiny hubcaps.

11. Where did Kenny Mancuso serve his duty in the army?
(a) Fort Braddock.
(b) The Peace Corps.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Fort Knox.

12. What event does Grandma Mazur invite Stephanie to?
(a) Moogey's viewing.
(b) Mrs. Plum's birthday.
(c) A party at the neighbor's house.
(d) A makeover at the beauty parlor.

13. What does Spiro show Stephanie in Chapter Seven?
(a) A contract for free funeral services for her, her mother and grandmother.
(b) An unsigned, scary letter like the one Stephanie received.
(c) An engagement ring.
(d) A gun.

14. What service does Stephanie promise Eddie Gazarra in exchange for information?
(a) Dog walking.
(b) Bounty hunting.
(c) Baby-sitting.
(d) House cleaning.

15. Who scares Stephanie the morning after her apartment was robbed?
(a) Morelli.
(b) Roberta.
(c) The Sandman.
(d) Spiro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Roberta leave the scene after she is questioned?

2. Who follows Stephanie on this investigative journey to the storage facility?

3. What does Grandma Mazur accidentally dump on the corpse, causing a fight with his widow?

4. How does Morelli suggest resolving the stolen casket issue?

5. What is the result when Moogey Bues gets shot a second time?

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