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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. Why does Stephanie go to the storage facility after a night when she couldn't sleep?

2. Who gives Stephanie a tip regarding a large pickup right around the time of the casket theft?

3. Stephanie starts to suspect Kenny and Moogey of doing what?

4. Why is Stephanie suspicious of the Sandman at the beginning of Chapter Five?

5. What does Grandma Mazur accidentally dump on the corpse, causing a fight with his widow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Stephanie's mother want her to have another job?

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

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

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

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

8. Why is Stephanie occasionally dishonest when seeking answers for her case?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a character you liked. Using the topics below, analyze this character's appeal to you.

Part 1) Who was your favorite character and why?

Part 2) What do you have in common with this character? Do you see yourself in him/her?

Part 3) What did this character accomplish in the story? If you were in his/her shoes, do you feel you could have achieved the same accomplishment or would you have done something differently?

Part 4) What did you learn from the character that you will apply to your everyday life?

Essay Topic 2

The women of the 'Burg seem tougher than many women portrayed in novels, but what is it that makes them appear so? Is it their lifestyle? Their attitude? Their moral compass? Choose three characters and cite examples as to what makes them tougher than traditional women in literature.

Essay Topic 3

The 'Burg was practically a character in the novel itself. This community had a life of its own and beliefs of its own that shaped the characters and the outcome of the story.

Part 1) Describe the 'Burg. What were its unique qualities? How did its character affect the story?

Part 2) What is the significance of the 'Burg in this novel? Could the same story be as believable without the 'Burg as a location?

Part 3) If you were to offer up a different setting for the story, what would be a location option as strong as this one and why?

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