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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the full name of the storage facility?

4. How does Eula, the homeless woman, escape from Stephanie?

5. Who follows Stephanie on this investigative journey to the storage facility?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the information about the money spent on funerals continue to cast suspicion on Spiro's story?

4. What is the major difference between the attitude of Stephanie's grandmother and Mrs. Plum?

5. Why does Grandma Mazur pull the finger off of the corpse at the funeral home?

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

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

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

9. How does the 'Burg help with the job Stephanie is trying to do?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were several criminals involved in the many crimes committed throughout the novel: Kenny, the Sandman, Spiro and Moogey. Choose one of these criminals and analyze the different factors that contributed to his downfall.

Essay Topic 2

Stephanie's independence is a driving force in the novel. How would the story be different if the lead character was not so fiercely independent?

Part 1) Acknowledge the many ways Stephanie exerts her independence. How does her independence affect her interpersonal relationships? Does it help them or hurt them?

Part 2) Cite examples in the story where Stephanie's independence either helped or hurt her. Could she have prevented the attack on Grandma Mazur? Was it her independence that made her a target?

Part 3) What do you think would happen if Stephanie had relied more upon Morelli or her family during the story, instead of trying to handle everything alone? Would the case have been solved sooner? Would it have been solved at all?

Essay Topic 3

Stephanie is cautious with romantic encounters due to a past heartbreak, yet Morelli seems like a strong match for her. How did her attitude towards intimacy affect her relationship with Morelli?

Part 1) Explain the many ways Stephanie has found to distance herself from a romantic relationship with Morelli.

Part 2) Pick a side. Is Stephanie right to avoid a relationship with Morelli? What does he bring to the table for her romantically? How would she benefit from opening her heart?

Part 3) If Stephanie continues to remain single, what will she gain from this lifestyle? Is her life already satisfying? Or does she need something more and why?

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