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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. 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) Windchimes.
(d) The couch.

2. Why did Stephanie get Lula hired in the office after the other file clerk quit?
(a) Lula will keep Vinnie under control.
(b) Lula can provide information from the street.
(c) Lula is confident in herself and will make a great employee.
(d) All answers are correct.

3. Why does Stephanie go to the storage facility after a night when she couldn't sleep?
(a) To look for a dead body.
(b) Eula suggested she would find something important in Unit 7.
(c) To get information on the caskets.
(d) Kenny is supposed to meet her there.

4. In Chapter Five, whom does Morelli say is dangerous?
(a) Spiro.
(b) The Priest.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) The Sandman.

5. Where is Stephanie when her Jeep gets stolen in Chapter Five?
(a) Getting Chinese take-out.
(b) The House of Eternal Slumber.
(c) Outside her grandmother's apartment.
(d) Morelli's house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long will it take Stephanie to get money to replace the stolen Jeep?

3. Whom is Stephanie staking out in the opening of the book?

4. What crashes into Stephanie at a gun sale?

5. What does Stephanie receive at the opening of Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. By leaving a card with the Sandman's neighbor, is Stephanie setting herself up as a target or simply attempting to get information?

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

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

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

5. Stephanie attends dinner with her grandmother hoping to get a lead on her case through neighborhood gossip. The grandmother invites Stephanie to dinner in hopes that she will connect with Spiro, the surprise dinner guest. What do these actions say about the relationship of these women to each other?

6. Why does Stephanie become suspicious of Spiro and the cheap caskets?

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

8. 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?

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

10. When Spiro produces an unsigned letter much like the one Stephanie received, what does this device achieve?

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