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

2. Who follows Stephanie on this investigative journey to the storage facility?
(a) The Sandman.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Mrs. Plum.
(d) Morelli.

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

4. At a meeting that takes place in the funeral home, what does Spiro beg Stephanie to retrieve?
(a) 37 candles taken from the altar.
(b) 5 wallets taken from corpses.
(c) 24 missing caskets.
(d) A hearse.

5. Who owns the car involved in Moogey Bues' shooting?
(a) Kenny Mancuso.
(b) Morelli's cousin, Leo.
(c) Morelli's step-father, Christian.
(d) Kenny's girlfriend, Julia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Kenny Mancuso serve his duty in the army?

2. Why is Connie from the bond office upset at beginning of Chapter Five?

3. Why does Moogey have a closed casket?

4. What does Grandma Mazur do that shocks the attendees at Moogey's closed casket viewing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did parts of the 'Burg seem to become less fortunate than others?

4. Could Stephanie accomplish what she does if she lived somewhere that was not as close knit?

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

6. Why is Stephanie occasionally dishonest when seeking answers for her case?

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

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

10. Why does Morelli want Stephanie to stay away from the Sandman?

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