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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 does Roberta leave the scene after she is questioned?
(a) To flee.
(b) To tell Spiro someone is nosing around.
(c) To check all of the storage units.
(d) To call for help.

2. 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 refuses to hand over the keys to the storage unit, where she locked up Eula's stuff.
(c) Stephanie offers to buy her dinner.
(d) Stephanie convinces Eula she will go to jail if she won't follow orders.

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

4. In what location does the tire on the Buick go flat?
(a) At R & J Storage.
(b) On the George Washington bridge.
(c) In front of the funeral home.
(d) Two blocks away from the next gun sale.

5. What is the tip-off Lula provides Stephanie in Chapter Seven?
(a) The names of everyone who has sold guns.
(b) The location of the next gun sale.
(c) The location of the next big drug deal.
(d) The names of those involved in a bust.

Short Answer Questions

1. The night Stephanie's apartment is robbed, what does she set up against her door in case of another break-in?

2. How much time passes between Chapter One and Chapter Two?

3. What type of characters does Vincent Plum allow Stephanie to pursue?

4. What does Stephanie give Morelli at the beginning of Chapter Six?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Stephanie visit dangerous suspects without back-up?

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