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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom is Stephanie planning to visit at the end of Chapter Four?

3. To avoid suspicion, Morelli and Stephanie decide to do what with a letter in Kenny's mail?

4. In Chapter Six, whom does Stephanie have lunch with to discuss the latest developments in her case?

5. What does Stephanie admire about Morelli?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Stephanie and her Grandmother argue about prior to Moogey's funeral?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. What does the hamster Rex offer to Stephanie? How does this contrast with Morelli?

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

9. Why does Stephanie hire a former prostitute to work for Vinnie?

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

(see the answer keys)

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