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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Stephanie suspicious of the Sandman at the beginning of Chapter Five?
(a) The Sandman has opened up a warehouse to sell used caskets.
(b) The Sandman has been following her.
(c) Stephanie's mother was quizzed by him.
(d) Stephanie has learned some information from Ranger and Morelli.

2. What type of exercise does Stephanie complete every morning?
(a) Karate.
(b) Running.
(c) Kick boxing.
(d) Yoga.

3. Who gets questioned regarding the caskets at the storage facility?
(a) Mrs. Plum.
(b) Jason.
(c) Jake.
(d) Roberta.

4. The night Stephanie's apartment is robbed, what does she set up against her door in case of another break-in?
(a) Glasses.
(b) A chair.
(c) The couch.
(d) Windchimes.

5. What is one of the problems Stephanie has with Morelli?
(a) Morelli swears in front of women and children.
(b) Morelli has a questionable moral character.
(c) Morelli was born into money and she wasn't.
(d) Morelli chews with his mouth open.

Short Answer Questions

1. What service does Stephanie promise Eddie Gazarra in exchange for information?

2. What does Mrs. Plum remember about Morelli and his relationship with Stephanie as a child?

3. Why is Stephanie hunting a certain character in a stake-out?

4. Who is the eccentric character who informs Stephanie she carries a gun?

5. Stephanie starts to suspect Kenny and Moogey of doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. The size of the Buick is used as a commentary piece regarding what?

2. What does the cat in the hamster cage symbolize?

3. What is the major difference between the attitude of Stephanie's grandmother and Mrs. Plum?

4. There are many examples of irreverence that take place at the funeral home. For example, the group that attends the K and C funeral get rowdy and drunk. How does this device help the story?

5. What drives Stephanie's distrust of Morelli in this particular case?

6. Why does Grandma Mazur pull the finger off of the corpse at the funeral home?

7. Why does Stephanie go to the storage unit in Chapter Four?

8. Does the fact that the stolen guns are from Fort Braddock mean that Kenny is guilty?

9. Why does Stephanie's mother want her to have another job?

10. How does the information about the money spent on funerals continue to cast suspicion on Spiro's story?

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