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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. Whom does Stephanie call after her jacket pocket discovery?
(a) Morelli.
(b) Kenny.
(c) The Sandman.
(d) The police.

2. When someone goes missing at the funeral parlor, whom does Stephanie call for help?
(a) Connie and Lula.
(b) Morelli and Kenny.
(c) Ranger and Mrs. Plum.
(d) Grandma Mazur and Ranger.

3. What is in the package Stephanie receives from her building superintendent?
(a) Loosey's genitalia.
(b) A finger.
(c) Spiro's nose.
(d) Money from gun sales.

4. In Chapter Twelve, whom is Stephanie starting to accept romantic feelings for?
(a) Lula.
(b) Spiro.
(c) Morelli.
(d) Vinnie.

5. Kenny admits he has been smuggling guns out of the funeral parlor dressed like whom?
(a) A woman.
(b) Spiro.
(c) Louie.
(d) Elvis.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Stephanie points out the suspicious van, whom does Spiro suggest is stealing caskets?

2. In Chapter Eleven, Stephanie learns Spiro is under surveillance by whom?

3. Where does Spiro suggest Kenny might be hiding?

4. What does Stephanie insist Spiro do with the severed finger?

5. Stephanie and Morelli report the contents of the package Stephanie receives from her building's superintendent to whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grandma Mazur save both herself and Stephanie from Kenny?

2. Describe the type of style the women in the 'Burg aspire to. Does caring about beauty and fashion make them seem oppressed?

3. What has changed about Stephanie's bedroom from the time she lived there in high school? What does this say about how Stephanie's mother views her?

4. In Chapter Eleven, what action does Stephanie take that causes the religious structure of the 'Burg to be revealed?

5. What does the fact that Stephanie's mother tried to set Stephanie up with Spiro say about her mother's judgment?

6. What does Stephanie learn about Morelli when Andy Roche appears in Chapter Twelve, and what does this say about Stephanie's instincts?

7. How does Morelli help defend Grandma Mazur and Stephanie against Kenny?

8. Stephanie cannot catch Kenny because she is wearing a sexy pair of high heels. What does this symbolize?

9. In Chapter Thirteen, Stephanie uses Grandma Mazur as a weapon against Vinnie. How does Grandma Mazur use her power over Vinnie to keep Stephanie employed, and what does this say about the power structure in the 'Burg?

10. Why does Stephanie's mother complain about Stephanie wearing Doc Marten boots?

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