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

2. What movie does the victim quote while firing a weapon at Kenny?
(a) Working Girl.
(b) The Godfather.
(c) When Harry Met Sally.
(d) Dirty Harry.

3. In Chapter Eleven, what happens to Spiro to put him in the hospital?
(a) Spiro is attacked.
(b) Spiro gets food poisoning.
(c) Spiro falls down the stairs.
(d) A casket falls on his foot.

4. Does Stephanie get mad at Morelli when she learns he has concealed Andy Roche's purpose?
(a) Yes, because Stephanie really wanted to solve this case herself.
(b) No, Stephanie is ready for justice to be served.
(c) Yes, Stephanie is sick of Morelli lying to her.
(d) No, Stephanie would have done the same thing to Morelli.

5. In the funeral parlor basement, where does Kenny reveal that he has stashed his victim?
(a) In a casket.
(b) Behind the door.
(c) A refrigerated body drawer.
(d) In a secret room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louie Moon leave around his house year round?

2. What is the philosophy of the 'Burg society?

3. What does Stephanie get from the guns in Spiro's apartment?

4. Why do the windows of the Buick steam up during the funeral home surveillance?

5. What do Stephanie and Morelli believe the caskets found at the abandoned building were used for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lula break the window when she and Stephanie visit Spiro's apartment?

3. Why does it seem as though Joyce Barnhardt has had it out for Stephanie throughout their entire life?

4. Stephanie observes that the widow of the fingerless man has never experienced independence and will not know how to handle independence now that her husband has died. How is this different from Stephanie's lifestyle?

5. Why does Stephanie once again snap back to business with Morelli, in spite of the kiss they shared?

6. 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?

7. Grandma Mazur buys clothing similar to Stephanie in Chapter Thirteen. Why do you feel she does this?

8. 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?

9. Kenny's acts of violence start small and then progress into larger, more grotesque actions. Explain the escalation.

10. Why does Morelli's past with Stephanie suggest a greater opportunity for a future?

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