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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. What meal does Morelli eat with Stephanie's family at the beginning of Chapter Fourteen?

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

3. In Chapter Fourteen, what crime does Spiro beg Kenny not to commit in the funeral parlor basement?

4. In Chapter Twelve, what surprises Stephanie about her mother's reaction to her and Morelli spending time together?

5. When does Stephanie wake up the first morning at her parent's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Stephanie physically describe the women in her family and how does this match up with their character?

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

5. When Stephanie stakes out Kenny at the motel, does she work alone or with back-up, and why?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. When Grandma Mazur is attacked, this hurts Stephanie more than if she were attacked. Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stephanie's apartment is a safe haven that reflects her independent lifestyle. Analyze why the break-in at Stephanie's apartment affected her in the way that it did. Consider the following...

1. What does the apartment symbolize?

2. Why is it important to Stephanie?

3. What was the significance of Stephanie having to leave her apartment to protect her family?

4. Why was it important for her to return to the apartment at the end of the story?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

There are several instances of foreshadowing in the story. Choose one example from the text and analyze it. What is the foreshadowing? Why is it there? Does it pay off? Does it add to the story? Why or why not?

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