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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. Based on the tips Julia has given, Stephanie and Morelli decide that Julia is what?
(a) Guilty of the shooting.
(b) Not trustworthy.
(c) The leader of a crime ring.
(d) A key suspect in the case.

2. What does Stephanie give Morelli at the beginning of Chapter Six?
(a) A broken radio.
(b) Orange juice.
(c) A broom and a dust pan.
(d) Eggs for breakfast.

3. How does Stephanie get Eula to come downtown?
(a) Stephanie promises Eula she will receive a medal of honor for bravery if she assists.
(b) Stephanie offers to buy her dinner.
(c) Stephanie convinces Eula she will go to jail if she won't follow orders.
(d) Stephanie refuses to hand over the keys to the storage unit, where she locked up Eula's stuff.

4. Who gives Stephanie a tip regarding a large pickup right around the time of the casket theft?
(a) Eula, the homeless lady.
(b) Roberta, at R & J Storage.
(c) Grandmother, after a visit to the funeral home.
(d) Mrs. Plum, after visiting the beauty parlor.

5. Where does Eddie Gazarra, a resource Stephanie tries to get information from, work?
(a) The beauty parlor.
(b) The morgue.
(c) In city transportation.
(d) The police station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of exercise does Stephanie complete every morning?

2. What does the protagonist, Stephanie Plum, do for a living?

3. What crashes into Stephanie at a gun sale?

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

5. What does the unlocked door in Kenny's vehicle signal to Stephanie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Stephanie is often shown consuming what type of food throughout the story?

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

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

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

5. What do Grandma Mazur and Eula have in common?

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

7. When Stephanie and Morelli bump into each other at the crash, what does it symbolize?

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

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

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

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